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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
cpc28-sutt4-2-0-cust[number].19-1.cable.virginmedia.com
CPC - Ignore the first C; PC means that your modem has been assigned a public address. Had you been able to capture the host name during modem activation (whilst unactivated), it would have reas something else - possibly CUR
28 - This means that your IP address is from the 28th subnet range of addresses allocated to this UBR interface
SUTT4 - is the 4th UBR at Sutton Coldield (I'm on RDG24)
2-0 is historic and of no significance
CUST123 - says you're #123 in your subnet
19 says that your DHCP server is #19 at cable.virginmedia.com
1 says that your TFTP server that downloads the firmware (e.g.) is #1 at cable.virginmedia.com
The above AFAIK. Good luck with learning about of HFC works!!
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Hey Steph, Thank you for your detailed answer, I always wanted to know more about the hostnames. When I get a bit of free time I will have a think about what you have said and try visualise it in my head.
David