Scoop
join:2006-08-05
Kanata, ON | reply to hmmm
Re: IP Address Keeps Changing
Mine changes daily with no disconnects. With cable you can go months with the same IP address. |
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jfmezei
Premium
join:2007-01-03
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Cable is an "always on" system. You use DHCP and your lease lasts X hours (usually 24 or 48 hours).
So if you go down for a few hours, your lease is still valid and when you get back up, your DHCP request just renews your current lease and you are given the same IP.
With Bell's inferior PPPoE, this is really a dialup situation The PPPoE is the equivalent of dialing the number to your ISP. PPP is then used to establish the session at the IP level, with authentication, and the ISP feeding you parameters such as IP address, DNS servers etc.
So, if your PPPoE session goes down for whatever reason, when you re-establish it, the ISP sees it as a totally new session and gives you new parameters.
If the previous session was not properly shutdown and you reconnect within 2 minutes, then the ISP will still have the old IP still allocated to your old session which hasn't timed out yet and will be forced to give you a new one.
If Bell based its offering on HSA, it would be like cable with an "always on" serice without that pesky PPPoE thing.
You might wish to call tech support whenever your session has been reset and ask them if they can look into the reason for your last session terminating, and if they can check lantern to see if your line sync was lost recently. |
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eh whut
@videotron.ca
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said by Scoop  :Mine changes daily with no disconnects. With cable you can go months with the same IP address. How do you change IP w/o a disconnect?
This seems like bullsh|t to me.
If it changes daily you have a problem that should be looked at. |
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TSI James
TSI James
Premium
join:2008-02-22
| I can suggest that if you wish a constant IP then we can offer one at $4 a month.
Being that you have a Dynamic IP it will change. On my line it changes all the time, some people may argue that this keeps your connection more secure.
If you feel that you have a line issue though, please feel free to post in the direct forms or call our support...cheers.
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TSI James - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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Scoop
join:2006-08-05
Kanata, ON | reply to eh whut
Go troll somewhere else.  |
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eh whut
@videotron.ca
| said by Scoop :Go troll somewhere else. K first off, you obviously don't know a troll from your elbow.
2nd, tell me, do you honestly have a magic internet connection that auto-changes your IP w/o a disconnection?
Take TSI James advice and post this in the direct forum.
And next time before you think the truth is a troll, think before you type.
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TSI James
TSI James
Premium
join:2008-02-22
| The thing is, that different companies have different systems that will keep your IP for a month before it changes, some are even longer.
It just happens with us that each time a session resets, the IP will most likely change.
I don't think it was trolling as per lack of knowledge...which is cool.
The best thing that you can do if you think it is a line issue is to post on the direct forms or call in.
If anything needs to be settled I say we all play Battlefield : Bad Company. 
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TSI James - TekSavvy Solutions Inc. |
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Scoop
join:2006-08-05
Kanata, ON | reply to eh whut
You should take your own advice and think before you type eh what.  |
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