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BBKing · 05-04-2006, 09:53

Thanks rdhw for a concise and full explanation as ever, that's precisely how it works

monkey2468 - yes, it means less work for the lads on the night, less to go wrong, fewer scopes on DHCP servers (which saves memory and increases capacity). The real driver, however, is private IP addresses, as you use them more efficiently and there's a finite number available.

The cust number is still related to your IP address, except that it's not obvious if you write the IP in human-readable dotted quad form! It works brilliantly in binary...

05-04-2006, 09:53	#11
BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: ntl DHCP changes Thanks rdhw for a concise and full explanation as ever, that's precisely how it works monkey2468 - yes, it means less work for the lads on the night, less to go wrong, fewer scopes on DHCP servers (which saves memory and increases capacity). The real driver, however, is private IP addresses, as you use them more efficiently and there's a finite number available. The cust number is still related to your IP address, except that it's not obvious if you write the IP in human-readable dotted quad form! It works brilliantly in binary...