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Posted by on December 10, 2005, 8:13 pm
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> What gives the IP address to the computer: is it the cable modem, or the
> server at the ISP side?
A server on the ISP side (unless the cable modem isn't attached to a
live cable system, in which case the modem will assign a temporary IP
address).
> Is it a "private" address (192.168.**) or a routable address?
That depends on your cable company. Most use routable addresses, but
some use private addresses and NAT.
> Second question: in the users manual of some cable modem (Terayon) I read
> that the modem can serve more than one computer. Same question: does the
> modem then works as a DHCP server (with 192.168.* addresses), or are these
> IP addresses given by the ISP (in which case the cable transfers the
> traffic of more than one IP address).
As above, the IP addresses are assigned by the ISP. Some ISPs won't
assign more than one IP addresses per cable modem unless you pay an
additional fee. Many allow two or three. There used to be a few that
allowed four, but I don't know if they still do or not. I've never
heard of anyone allowing more than four without additional fees.
-Larry Jones
I don't need to do a better job. I need better P.R. on the job I DO.
-- Calvin
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