Re: IP assignment with ISPs

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:18:59 +0000, in uk.telecom.broadband , Andrew
Hodgson <me3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On 29 Nov 2005 05:42:07 -0800, phil.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>I would like to ensure that whenever I log onto the internet from home
>>that my ISP assigns me a different IP address.

This is virtually impossible - most ISPs have the DHCP lease time set
quite high, so even powering your modem down for 24 hours isn't
guaranteed to get it a new IP.

>Yes. The modem will hold onto the IP until the DHCP lease expires.

Which may be days...

>What are you trying to do?

This is a good question. Why do you care about getting a new IP every
day?
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