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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: removing dhcpcd from system???
From:       Mark Dierolf <mark () 3e0 ! com>
Date:       2004-09-29 17:18:46
Message-ID: 200409291018.46170.mark () 3e0 ! com
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On Tuesday 28 September 2004 6:57 pm, Luke-Jr wrote:
> A massive portion might *need* PPPoE. DHCP is *almost never* required to
> get on a network. In almost every DHCP-based network, users can set a
> static IP and get connectivity without any problem. This includes every
> Cable ISP I have encountered.

Comcast Cable, one of the biggest ISP's on the west coast.

No option for static ip's. Can't assign static IP to your box that is unused, 
your MAC address is unblocked on their router by your DHCP request being 
responded to.

Mark Dierolf

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