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VK2TV > HELP 30.11.07 22:41l 39 Lines 1514 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: IP addresses keep changing
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# On : 12/1/2007 7:20:29 A
# UTC: 11/30/2007 20:20:29
>Thanks to M1CUK, G8VPR, G1KQH, G0CER, GM7HUD & G1NNB who responded to
>my help bulletin.
>
>I was looking for a get-around of having to change ISP to one with a
>static IP address but it seems that there isn't a easy answer to that.
>
>I thought that maybe there was a setting in the router that would force
>the current IP address to be retained. It seems strange to me that a
>constantly used 24/7 connection would be subject to IP address changes.
>I could understand it if there was no data sent for a certain length of
>time, but the DX-Cluster is continually receiving and sending data as
>the spots are coming in every minute. Isn't there a setting in the router
>that will hold the connection to the ISP for a certain length of time ?
>
>As I hinted in my original bulletin, the DX-Cluster is not run from home
>but from the local radio club. My IP address at home stays the same for
>months on end although it is a static address. ( CABLE - not BT phone line ).
One can't help but wonder if this is a deliberate tactic to persuade the
user to not run anything that might use the full potential of a broadband
connection.
I can see the company's acceptable user policy ....
You can use your broadband connection for any legal purpose, (then the fine
print) but we'll make it as difficult as hell for you if you try!
Cheers ... Ray vk2tv
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