Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294) | Date | Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:57:09 -0300 | From | "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <> |
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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.
-- brandon s. allbery [os/2][linux][solaris][japh] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator [WAY too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering KF8NH carnegie mellon university
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