On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, John Stracke wrote: > >I don't ever recall anybody bothering to ask application developers > whether > >it was okay for DHCP servers (much less NATs) to break open connections. > > This is a bit of a red herring--as actually implemented, most DHCP servers > provide leases long enough that your IP number doesn't change unless you > lose connectivity for a while, in which case the connection will usually > break anyway. ...and DHCP should give you back the same address afterwards. L. <L.Wood@surrey.ac.uk>PGP<http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/>