[LUNI] Linksys routers/switches and Comcast Cable

[Andrew Close]

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:46:07 -0600 (CST), Mark Matula
<mmatula at ratula.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Andrew Close wrote:
> 
> > options.  if i select 'static' IP then i can put enter an IP, gateway,
> > DNS, etc,  but i don't really have a static address.  but i haven't
> > tried this either, i'm not sure how often Comcast recycles/rotates
> > their IP addresses...  and PPPoE and whatever the other two settings
> > are don't apply to my configuration so i haven't attempted to set them
> > up to see what options they would give me.
> 
> This doesn't solve your problem, but may answer your question.  The only
> time in 2 years that I've had Comcast change my 'dynamic' IP was a) when I
> connected from a different MAC address and b) they did some IP shuffling
> over a year ago as a result of past network mergers.  So once you determine
> what IP they've assigend to a particular MAC, you could clone that MAC,
> statically set that IP, and be good for quite a while.  If you do this, just
> write a note on a bright post-it on the router reminding yourself of what
> you did in case it just stops working one day ;-)

Mark,
thanks for the post-it note reminder idea. :)  i'm positive i wouldn't
have thought of that and the scenario you mention would surely happen
and i would be pulling my hair out in no time. :)  if all else fails
i'll give this a try.