On 2019-08-11 06:03 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Long ago, here, they gave fixed address to everyone that got a connection. At some point, they changed to dynamic, and had the the cheek to charge for the /improvement/ (of being dynamic). Their commercial representatives where bewildered when talking to customers that were incensed by the change, they did not understand.
Depending on how far back you go, at one time all addresses were static and DHCP wasn't available. That was the case with my first ISP, where I had to use SLIP, instead of PPP for my connection.
At some point, they charged for "static IP". They want to keep charging for static IPv6 IPs; I'd bet the most I can bet on safe bets, ie, ten cents, that they will do it (I'm trying to paraphrase Asimov).
Static also caused a bit more work for them. However, DHCP does not mean the address has to change. I have DHCP for IPv4 and the address is virtually static. The host name, based on modem and router MAC addresses, does not change, unless I change hardware. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org