Yeah. That's just exactly where we leftit. She's going to call them tomorrow and ask about this. It's not so much that she wants to run a server as that I can help her better if I can log in and tweak a thing or two from time to time. I brought this to the list because I've never dealt with pppoe before. I didn't know if it was me or Memorex! <grin> Darrell Shandrow writes: > From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at azboss.net> > > Hi Janina, > > Perhaps she should take this up with her ISP, especially if it is negatively > impacting uses of the service which are not outside their acceptable use > policy. If she really wants to run a server, she may want to get an ISP > that does not disallow this. > > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > A+, CCNA, Network+! > Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: This DHCP is too dynamic > > > > We used the adsl-setup script to configure the ppp0 device. During that > > process, she put in her username and password for the ISP, which is > > Earth Link, by the way. > > > > She definitely connects. She's successfully ssh'd to my system, and > > scp'd files from me. I managed to ssh over there once--but then the > > session went dead after about a minute. > > > > So, I had her issue : > > > > ifconfig ppp0 |grep inet > > > > several times, about a minute apart. We had a different address every > > time. > > > > I supposeit's a kind of security thing, but it sure makes the kinds of > > things we here do to help each other out, especially for newbies, very > > dificult. Also, it seems to bemucking with ftp and possibly Real Audio. > > > > > > Adam Myrow writes: > > > From: Adam Myrow <amyrow at midsouth.rr.com> > > > > > > As I understand it, PPPOE works much like dial-up. That is, it requires > a > > > username and password before connecting you. It then gets a dynamic IP > > > address and stays with that address until you disconnect. I'm wondering > > > if perhaps the user of PPPOE is disconnecting every few minutes or if > the > > > ISP is kicking him off? As long as he's connected, he should not change > > > IP addresses. As an aside, I use DHCP with my Roadrunner cable and have > > > been getting the same IP address since day 1. DHCP, at least under > Linux, > > > stores your previous IP address and requests it the next time you > connect. > > > If it is available, it is used. Otherwise, you get a new one. Thus, > DHCP > > > tends to be very stable if you leave your computer on for long periods > as > > > I do. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
