RCN headache, on day 1

[Derek Atkins]

The hostname is based upon the Cable Modem Serial Number, not the IP
Address.  For example, my hostname is:

Official name:  r85aap013821.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com
Host address:   209.6.194.93

Looking at my Cable Modem, it is serial number 85aap013821 -- printed
right on the back of the modem.

-derek

Sheldon Dubrowin <dubrowin at bbn.com> writes:

> 
> Based on what I've seen and what the tech told me, the Hostname is based
> on IP Address and not serial number of the modem.  I found www.tzo.com
> who for $25 a year, has some software, that can do the dynamic addressing
> for me.  Basically, they have a login script, (easy to run from
> dhclient-exit-hooks) and a logout script (easy to add to rc.d/rc.6).
> I figure with the money I'm saving a month, $25 a year is not a big deal
> to have to pay another company for this simple service that M1X did for
> you.  I just wanted to make sure everyone knew what they were getting into
> if they were talking about getting RCN.
> 
> 	Shel
> 
> On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 07:10:50PM -0400, Seth M. Landsman wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 04:38:27PM -0400, Sheldon Dubrowin wrote:
> > > Just got off the phone with RCN tech support, if you want to run a server
> > > and have your DNS updated somewhere, you have to set that up yourself.
> > > RCN will not do that for you.  If I had known this before signing up I
> > > would not have switched.  I'm not a happy camper.
> > 
> > 	RCN's hostnames are ugly, but static (based on your cable modem's
> > serial #).  You don't get a pretty name, but it is static, so you can do a
> > CNAME for it if you have a host.  register.com takes care of the DNS for
> > the domain I registered from them, which makes this nice and trivial. 
> > 	It is better than some places, which assign you a hostname based
> > on your current IP address ...
> > 
> > 	I'm happily switching next week.  M1X has terrible tech support,
> > keeps trying to screw me on the bill, has pathetic reliability and is at
> > least 20$ a month more expensive than RCN.  I can't wait! :)
> > 
> > -Seth
> > --
> > "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion"
> 
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