let's not get too overwrought about this: I've seen this before 
and as Dan suggests, it's ignorance more than malice at work here.

They (Cox, @Home, AT&T) don't know how to do what they're trying 
to do yet. By that, I mean they don't yet know how to support a 
reliable but simple consumer-grade network, but they have figured 
out that DHCP is essential if they are to grow and add segments 
w/o disrupting service.

I had a static address with @Home, I now have a DHCP address with 
AT&T, and nothing has changed, not even the address.

So take a deep breath, grab a refreshing adult beverage or 
unhealthy snack and don't assume they're smart enough to be evil: 
they're not, but they do a pretty good impression of it.


Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. wrote:


> 
> Yup. Stupidity! I suspected as much!
> 
> Dan Killoran
>