[geeks] Common IP lease?

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Ok, my ISP, Shaw Cablesystems, uses DHCP, though it rarely, if ever,
changes. I was wondering if this one thing I have encountered is
unusual among ISP's or whether this is a common thing. The IP lease I
get is for 2 days. I have configured my Win 2K box so it can stay up
much longer, and if I were using Linux/BSD/Solaris or anything else
it would be even longer. When I try to renew the IP so that it does
not expire I get "DHCP Server Unreachable". When the lease expires
the only way to get back online is by reboot. So I ask you, a list of
users who I am sure are more knowledgeable of ISP standards and
practices then I am, is a this a common practice? I mean this is
supposed to be always on access, but I can't stay on for more then 48
hours at a time without reboot. I think this is more then a little
pathetic for a service like this. Thanks in advance. 



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