Re: Calling networking specialists please... (MS Worms) [Very long -contains data]

According to www.samspade.org SBC has 68.20.0.0 - 68.23.255.255
available for their customers use.
 
 On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 03:43:22 GMT, "Stratcat�" <nobody@no.org> wrote:

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But I checked the DHCP feature out when I first got the service
2 years ago, using 'ipconfig'. I just tried again using the router, and got
6 different IP's, in maybe 2 minutes, w/no duplicates. Oddly enough, while I
expected the subnet octets to change, the 1st octet changed occasionally
between 2 numbers, as well. SBC must have an awesome amount of
customers, or more correctly, available IP addresses.

You are correct in DHCP's primary goal of automatic assignment, and
efficiency of address conservation, use, re-use, and allocation. Especially
within a LAN environment. I noticed, before I installed my router, and set
it up to autoconnect on disconnect, my leases were running out in about 4 -5
days as you stated.

One thing that got lost in my OP (bad cut & paste job on my 'ShieldsUp'
data) was the fact that the router does the PPPo/e translation within its
hardware/firmware, noticeably speeding up browsing. Before I had XP, I had
to run a utility called "Enternet300" on Win98SE. When I went to WINXPRO
it had the DSL connect utility built-in, but still did the PPPo/e
translation w/i the software. Even though the raw DSL upload/download
speeds are the same whether I use the router or not, the browsing is much
quicker w/the router. I attribute this to faster DNS resolution due to the
router doing a faster hardware PPPo/e translation than the software
utilities.

Either way, I'm sold on DSL runnin' straight into a router set-up for
'stealth mode', and that's the set-up I set-up for my other family members,
even though they only have a single P.C. hanging off it.


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