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Old 24-09-2008, 17:21   #12
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Re: IP Addresses...

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Originally Posted by Zhadnost View Post
I thought the story was, you get a 7 day lease, if your modem is not connected when the lease expires then the IP goes into the available pool whereby another user may get it. If the IP is still available when the modem is then turned back on you will still get it for another seven days. (or something like that).
that is how it worked on dial up but since virign use cisco they have otehr parameters that aint the normal to what you are tlaking about but you do havea lease period i think its about 300 days then if you modem is not on when it reissues then you get a new one next tiem you conenct
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