> ron wrote: > >> After setting up my high speed cable account, my bash prompt changed. >> How do I change it? Is the address: >> >> c-53-131-25-317.hsd1.fl.comcast.net >> >> my permanent "back" address? It does not seem to change. > > It seems you get your address by DHCP from Comcast, and their DHCP > server instructs the DHCP client to change your hostname, the same way > that it can set your client DNS server address to use for example. For the life of me, I do not understand why anyone would hook their computer up directly to the cable (or dsl) modem rather than through a NAT router.
