Re: Freeserve time, Home highway & linux

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From: Phillip Deackes
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:00

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In article <q2afj8.p87.ln@st-peters-high.devon.sch.uk>, Mark Evans wrote:
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>There are also complications using dynamic IP addressing. Effectivly 
>packets can end up with nowhere to go and loads of extra ICMP messages
>being generated.

OK, point taken, Mark. Are you suggesting that dial-on-demand with a
self-imposed idle-disconnect time of, say, 5-10 minutes is the most
friendly option? Maybe a little longer?

Cheers.

-- 
Phillip Deackes
Using Storm Linux 2000

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From: gsmh@gmx.net (Phillip Deackes)
Subject: Re: Freeserve time, Home highway & linux
Date: 2000/06/29
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