[GreenKeys] i-Telex info...

[Richard Knoppow]

    I rather wonder if its a security issue. I have a dial up account 
still active to back up the WiFi. It assigns a new IP every time. Not 
sure of the AT&T WiFi but I can check it to see if the IP remains constant.

On 4/15/2017 11:47 AM, tony.podrasky wrote:
>
>
> On 04/15/2017 10:46 AM, Kenneth Gartland wrote:
>> Hi guys!
>>
>> I had great problems with Bell Canada flatly refusing to
>> give me a "Static" IP address vs. a "Dynamic" one...
>
> Yeah , - tell me about it!
>
> I asked COX (cable) for a static I.P. address and they said
> that I'd have to switch to a business package (instead of a
> consumer one). I'm already paying $80/mo for just internet
> access (no TV, no phone). The business one was outrageous!
>
> I "fixed" the problem by taking an old laptop, putting Linux
> on it, deleting everything that allows incoming access to the
> WAN, and leaving it up and connected permanently. I've had the
> same I.P. address for almost a year now.
>
> I don't know why they make such a big deal out of giving someone
> a static I.P. address. The amount of people who would ask for
> one is probably close to insignificant.
>
> UE,
> K2EAA - TONY
> NNNN
> ZCZC
>

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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL