Your ISP has a DHCP server. They can assign IPs by modem MAC addresses. When your modem comes online, it communicates to the network indicating it is looking for an IP address. The DHCP server listens to this communication and starts talking to the modem. The modem then transmits its MAC address to the DHCP server.
A storm that has dumped 60 inches of snow on Erie since Sunday night will bring another heavy blast of lake-effect snow to portions of Erie County Tuesday night and Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland is forecasting possible snow accumulation of an additional 7 inches Tuesday night and into the early morning Wednesday.
Follow on Twitter. on January 05, 2014 at 11:08 AM, updated January 05, 2014 at 2:51 PM. The heaviest snow is yet to fall in Lower Michigan. The snow will pick up in intensity this afternoon, with the highest rate of snow this evening. The top graphic is showing you how much ADDITIONAL snow is going to fall from now through 7 a.m. Monday. The far southern and southeast part of Lower Michigan, including Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Jackson will have the heaviest round of snow between 3 p.m and midnight tonight. There should be another seven to nine inches from now through Monday morning.