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Article #409Re: Force dynamic IP change using pppd -PS
From: Jon Plews
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:00
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Peter Chant wrote in message <8fa0i8$tb3$1@phoenix.fire>... >In article <0d21f8.np1.ln@anacon.demon.co.uk>, > Mark Evans <mpe@anacon.demon.co.uk> writes: >> >> Indeed it would probably only be useable with something like Demon's set >> up. Where the only MX records point to the ISP's machines. There would >> be less risk of confusion if the dymanic DNS and the MX machines are >> sat on the same piece of ethernet. > >What are the advantages for an ISP in providing dynamic IP's? Does it >mean they give customers addresses from the private network address range >and masquerade, or do they just allocate dynamically a small pool of IP >numbers? > One advantage is that the not-modems can be assigned IP addresses. The IP you get depends on the not-modem you connect to which is about as simple and effiecient as you can get. I don't know of any ISPs that assign from private ranges as this is more complex than assigning from proper address ranges. Jon Plews.
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