[Jul 13, 97 - 13:25] Tony Dunlap of 1:2220/30.1 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
TD>> It's probably not a security risk. THe IP address your provider gives 
you 
TD>> is the IP address for your explorer session. To check, try to ping that 
TD>> address from another workstation on your network.
JS>> He specifically said "static IP address," which means that
JS>> it is not assigned by his Internet provider but rather
JS>> assigned by the Internic.
TD> I wasn't aware of that definition of "static". I thought static meant 
"not 
TD> DHCP", like the printers in our network. I also thought the Internic 
TD> assigned entire network addresses, not workstation addresses.
You are correct about what a "static IP address" is about, I was trying to 
make a slightly different point which I no longer completely remember.
Jerry Schwartz
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