Re: basic question about assigning ip address

[Matthew Miller <mattdm mattdm org>]

On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 06:59:35AM -0400, Jacques B. wrote:
> > They used to have a variety of other packages offering 2, 4, or an
> > arbitrary (pay a few bucks per extra) number.
> The question still remains if they are still doing that for longtime
> customers or if they've been moved to the new home DSL package with
> just one IP.

No; you get what you signed up for unless you ask to change.

> than one public IP.  Based on the description of his problem it could
> be coincidental that his problem started when he changed hardware
> while the real cause is the change in static IP allocation by his ISP
> provider.  That may not be the case.  But the symptoms could easily
> fit that scenario hence we need to rule it out.  No amount of

It's possible but unlikely. A message from the OP to speakeasy wouldn't
hurt.
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