[ILUG] Adsl IP Settings

[Declan McMullen]

 Hey guys,

   I'm just curious about my adsl settings and was wondering
   if anyone could clear it up for me.

   I know that eircoms adsl is dynamic ip.

   I've noticed that if i disconnect and reconnect i have the same ip
   address.
   I only get a different ip address if i reboot the machine before
   reconnecting to the server.

   Can anyone explain to me why it only changes to a new ip
   after a reboot?

   Im running debian 3.0. I thought that maybe the bridging
   was giving me a new mac address for the nas0 interface
   and the server gave me a new ip because of this new mac
   address?
   
   Can anyone shed some light on this for me ?
   I'm extremely curious

   Many thanks
     Declan