Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294)

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:57:09 -0300


In message <m0zVOaV-0007UHC@the-village.bc.nu>, Alan Cox writes:
+-----
| It hasn't died. Its source interface has become temporarily unavailable.
| You may get it back on a redial or on a DHCP retry (in fact in the DHCP
+--->8

In the case of diald redialing an ISP (the reason for the patch), it's
almost certain that you *won't* get it back. At best you'll get a
connection with a different address, at worst it could be a few hours before
it gets through again.

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electrical and computer engineering					 KF8NH
carnegie mellon university

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