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Re: Static IP addresses for Dial-up

Lixia Zhang <lixia@parc.xerox.com> Mon, 29 January 1996 18:36 UTC

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From: Lixia Zhang <lixia@parc.xerox.com>
To: Christian Huitema <huitema@pax.inria.fr>
Cc: peter@unipalm.pipex.com, nanog@merit.edu, cidrd@iepg.org, iab@isi.edu
Subject: Re: Static IP addresses for Dial-up
In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 29 Jan 1996 03:19:19 -0800
Message-ID: <CMM.0.88.822928313.lixia@parc.xerox.com>

> Yes.  Combine this with IP over Direct-TV, where the PC address must be
> synchronized between the out-bound telephone channel (semi-permanent) and
> the in-bound satellite channel (permanent).  Also combine with IP mobility,
> which assumes that the mobile is keeping its IP address while roaming.
> Also combine with IP over CATv, where a PC at home has essentially the same
> requirement as a PC at work.
> 
> All in all, at least one address per computer is a very reasonable goal,
> one which we have zero reason to legislate away.

I agree with Christian completely

Lixia

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