servers [T20000919006H] (fwd)

[jdarnold at buddydog.org (Jonathan Arnold)]

> Mediaone (4 years). Last year they changed their policy such that they
> would issue you a host name based on your MAC address. Previously
> your host name was based on your email address. Those of us who
> wanted to keep our host names were permitted to do so.

The hostname based on MAC address is merely the default name. It is a little
known fact that you can have *any* hostname (in front of the .ne.mediaone.net)
that you want. They'll let you change it once for free.

Check out Jihad's page for DNS providers to map to your (possibly) changing
IP address:

Check out Ti
m Higgins' page for all the info you could possibly want, including
how to get a

> 
> AFAIK: Neither RCN nor Mediaone (AT&T) allow static IPs. Again, in my
> experience, my ip address was changed on several occations:
> 1. Newton was renumbered.
> 2 and 3: I changed NICs.
> Some other people have experienced changes of their IP address.
> > One of the things that Mediaone  did  (last  year  anyway)  that  RCN
> > didn't was to provide a DNS name.
> --
> Jerry Feldman
> Contractor, eInfrastructure Partner Engineering
> 508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/
> 
> Compaq Computer Corp.
> 200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1
> Marlboro, Ma. 01752
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