Re: [Hampshire] Router secuity alerts

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Author: Brad Rogers
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Router secuity alerts

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On Wed, 13 May 2009 23:19:41 +0000 (UTC)
Nick Chalk <nick@???> wrote:

Hello Nick,

> To force the assignment of a new IP address, the
> ISP would have to kick the PPP session. Most
> routers will re-establish automatically, and pick
> up the new address.


Okay, so not quite on-the-fly then. However, as you go on to say....

> If the end-user isn't using the connection
> heavily, they may not notice.


> > Having had a static IP for years, I don't have
> > such issues, of course.
> Oh, but you could...


Oh. :-(

> It's considered bad form to do that without
> informing the end-user, of course. However, it's
> sometimes necessary - during a DDoS, for example.


Okay, I get that. So far, I've not had it happen to me in over five
years. Knowing my luck, I'll now start suffering DoS attacks and
what-not.

Ah well....

:-)

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