[lug] DHCP?? was new to BLUG, Hello, @Home setup

[John Starkey]

> This saves the local admin (you) from ever having to worry about your
> provider
> changing their settings.

Once you're modem is locked in how are they gonna change anything? Blocking you
from service is gonna throw them for a loop.

Just FYI, last I heard (and experienced), most upper-level tech support will
put you on a static and leave you there if they can't help you solve the DHCP
issue. Seems to me that a global change is gonna cost them a lot of $$ and
phone calls. Hell, the guy that set my machine up just gave me a static. I told
him what I needed it for  and he just went that way.

>
> As for accessing your machine remotely, use a dynamic dns service.

With that comes the worry of having to rely on another couple servers and
admins.

> Man, how I want that back. No cable connection, no myname.com.

I'm glad to hear a good review of the dynamic DNS though. Qworst won't be
getting a call from me anytime soon. So if for some reason I need to move then
it's nice to know there's an alternative.

Thanks for the info,

John