RCN headache, on day 1

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

I don't know -- it's certainly possible that either:
	a) there is a different setup, or
	b) RCN has changed its Operating Procedures.

Neither option would surprise me.

OTOH, your IP address is quazi-static and probably wont be
renumbered often (if at all).  You can always just create
a DNS A Record for your desired hostname, and just change
that whenever you get renumbered.  FWIW, I've never been
renumbered since I got RCN last spring.

-derek

"Seth M. Landsman" <seth at job.cs.brandeis.edu> writes:

> 
> 	He's had it for almost a month in Waltham.  Maybe where you are
> (sommervile?) has a different setup (though I find that hard to believe)
> than Waltham.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 07:54:30PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > How long has he had the service?  It took about 24 hours, when I
> > got it installed, for the hostname to show up.  It's possible
> > that they have placeholders now for unused IP Addresses.
> > > 
> > > 	Actually, I just looked at one of my friend's cable modems and his
> > > hostname is based on his ip address, so it might be in the process of
> > > being changed over.  I've sent email to my contact at RCN who is going to
> > > find something definitive out for me.
> 
> -Seth
> -- 
> "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion"

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