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Router Woes
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 5:29 am
by Gooberman
My computer is constantly losing connection these days.
When I go to my router, and click "DHCP release" and then "DHCP renew" it usually connects, (usually I can skip the release part). Sometimes I have to reset my cable modem, and then it connects.
Any clue where the problem lies? I talked to a cox cable guy recently who told me they were upgrading my firmware. (I have no no idea what that means).
So do you think that is what is causing it?
I disconnect from the internet about 4-5 times a day. It doesn't reconnect on its own, I usually do one of the above, or both, to make it connect.
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 12:56 pm
by STRESSTEST
What router is it? Firmware updates?
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 5:35 pm
by Cuda68-2
If they upgraded the firmware they most likly, inadvertantly, reset the DHCP lease time to the default value of 4 hours. Ask them to check what your lease time is and if they come back with that answer or something close, ask them to kick it up to 3 to 5 days.
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:40 am
by DCrazy
You're saying your cable ISP updated your router's firmware? Since that's supposed to be impossible (only internal computers are usually allowed to connect to the modem's internal FTP server), I think they may have updated your modem's firmware...
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:10 pm
by suicide eddie
dcrazy, isps are tending to use thier own built in access upnp or ftp with their own supplied modems and routers. aol and bt in the the uk for example, they claim its for the benefit of thier customers. another good reason to chuck away the "free" modems and install
a good unaltered brand instead.
gooberman have you checked that the router is getting enought power if its usb, also check for power saving settings for the router and any network cards its running thought.
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:14 pm
by DCrazy
Yeah, actually I went to install someone's DSL today and the router and modem were integrated into the same unit. And the only way to configure it (Verizon) was to use the supplied CD. Ick.
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:49 am
by Krom
Yeah, I think that is a growing trend, I've seen a couple DSL modems with intigrated NAT.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:44 am
by KompresZor
My Westell 2200 (verizon) is like that, it will do routing, DHCP, NAT ect. I could configure mine by connecting it to a PC and browsing to the default IP. (192.168.1.1) You can set it to Bridged and disable the other functions that way it will just pass through to the router.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:31 pm
by Arbitar
is it a dlink goob?