Rogers DHCP server

[James Knott]

James Knott wrote:
> D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> One more reason to hate Rogers cable internet: they changed my IP number
>> today while my DHCP lease was still alive.  I wondered why networking
>> wasn't.
>>
>
> Mine changed recently too.  I my address used to start with 99, now 
> 174.  What happened is your lease expired at a time that was 
> inconvenient and you were given the new address.  I didn't notice 
> until I was checking the IP address for other reasons.  At least with 
> Rogers, unlike some of the other providers, the addresses change so 
> seldom they're virtually static.  The host name is static, so long as 
> you don't change the hardware.  I have a DNS alias that points to the 
> long host name I get from Rogers.  Perhaps they've got some changes 
> occurring that required new addresses.
>
>
>

I see my address is back to 99.x.y.z.  I guess they were doing some work 
that required a temporary change.

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