[BUGS] Shell accounts

Jerahmy Pocott quakenet1 at optusnet.com.au
Fri Oct 24 17:03:01 EST 2008


On 24/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Dean Hamstead wrote:

> with dhcp, oldest out first, if your cablemodem/router stays on  
> there is
> next to no chance of changing ip addresses. it will renew at half time
> and receive a full lease time (which is 7 days for optus, no idea for
> telstra).
>
> if you are on optus cable you can just 'camp' on an ip, by getting it
> via dhcp, then static setting it on your router. but thats bad  
> behaviour
> (tisk)

Yes, unfortunately they call that "ip misconfiguration" and is against  
their TOS..

*whistles innocently*


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