Toronto Hydro Wifiy

[James Knott]

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 12:52:23PM -0400, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>>>       I cannot imagine having 15 minutes of inactivity. Between
>>>       checking mail and newsgroups, my network connection is never
>>>       idle that long.
>>
>> What if I want to SSH to my home machine though?  Their connection
>> wouldn't work at all for any kind of connection inbound to your home
>> network if you use their service as you internet connection.
> 
>    Why not?
> 
>> I guess not having a static IP would be another problem to deal
>> with.
> 
>    That's a minor problem. When I didn't have a static IP, I stored
>    the current IP address on a remote site.
> 

I have a DHCP address on Rogers.  However, my host name, based on modem 
and computer MACs always stays the same.  So, as long as the DNS is 
working, I can connect to my home system.  Also, the DHCP addresses on 
Rogers are virtually static.


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