on Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 10:09:26PM +0100, Joerg Rossdeutscher (ratti@gesindel.de) wrote: > Hi, > > Am Do, den 18.12.2003 schrieb Karsten M. Self um 02:56: > > In practice, most "dynamic" IPs are in use by 24/7 connections which > > will hold that IP for days, weeks, or months at a time. > > Incorrect. > > Most german providers cancel the connection every 24 hours to force a > new DynIP on the machine. From other countries I heard every port below > 1024 to be blocked. > > I don't know where you're from, but it's not that easy everywhere. I'm from planet Earth. And I didn't say everywhere. I reported my experience based on numerous US ISPs and several in the UK. Again: my experience is that a given residential IP is generally held for weeks to months at a time, and only changes when the DSL/cable modem has been offline for a time. Of course, specific practices may differ elsewhere. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? VAR with attitude -- Automation Access: http://www.aaxnet.com/
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