Re: Multiple NIC's in DNS server causes invalid IP in DomainDNSZones

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I've had SBC for about 10 months now, and it's all static. I know PPPoE, I
just didn't think SBC would take you from static to that "lame" setup.

Here's hoping they don't try that here.

Deji

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Deji Akomolafe <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Sorry for the late response. But I have SBC, and I do not PPPoE
>> anything. That's why I'm wondering why they are torturing you so. For
>> how much I'm paying them, they better not talk "sticky" to me :)
>
> I agree with you, 100% but, unfortunately this is the way it is, now.
> How long have you had your service?
> I've had my service since Jan, 2001; shortly after SBC offered DSL in
> Wichita Falls, I jumped on it immediately because my previous DSL
> provider,
> which used a leased line from SBC, charged $95 a month for one static
> address, so I saved $30 a month and got five addresses to boot.
>
> Anyone that has set up DSL service in my area, which includes the DFW
> metro
> area, in about the past year or so, has "sticky" IP addresses, just like
> if
> you had dynamic PPPoE DSL. On this service, you have to authenticate with
> SBC via a PPPoE connection to get your IP address(es). I'm not sure
> exactly
> when it was started by I have helped set up several clients with
> supposedly
> "static" addresses now have to authenticate to get the IP address(es). I
> know it is possible to move a legacy account, but if you get a new modem
> from them, you have to get the kind that requires authentication.
> If you have a legacy account they 4100B can be configured as a bridge and
> will work on legacy accounts, such as mine. But on the new accounts and
> those accounts where you want newer equipment, such as if you want a
> Netopia
> firewall router, or their 2 Wire system, you have to switch to "Sticky"
> addresses. On this type of modem, your modem has an IP address, which is
> the
> gateway used for the internet connection.
> I'm not willing to take a chance on it as I like the setup I use.
> Oh and BTW, I guess it wasn't the modem after all, I noticed the modem was
> only using half duplex on the Cisco switch, my NICs where using 100mb Full
> duplex connected to the switch, I changed my NICs to 100mb half duplex,
> problem solved, or seems to be.(said as I knock on my wooden desktop)
>
>
>
> --?
> Best regards,
> Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This Helps
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