Cable modem users could get static IPs soon.

D. Hugh Redelmeier hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Thu May 19 18:25:14 UTC 2011


| From: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>

| But it might use your other ISPs IP block in this case.  Could happen
| right?

I wonder.  I think that the cable plant routes internally on IP
address so an IP address supplied by a different ISP might be
problematic.

This doesn't seem to be the case with ADSL.  All that is done at the
ATM level, I think.
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