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   Message 13,119 of 14,669   
   Barry Margolin to Chresten   
   Re: dhp renew   
   15 Oct 09 15:34:18   
   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article <4ad6e235$0$288$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>,   
    Chresten  wrote:   
      
   > Martijn Lievaart wrote:   
   > > [ Please don't toppost ]   
   > >   
   > > On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:19:42 +0200, Chresten wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Chresten wrote:   
   > >>> glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:   
   > >>>> Chresten  wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>> Well it is a static IP(dhcp). Or at least i pay for a static IP, and   
   > >>>>> it is the same all the time.  there is the same router for the 2   
   > >>>>> line, and the problem is only on one line. And i have updatet the   
   > >>>>> firmeware on the Linksys router. And i have switch the router round.   
   > >>>> In that case, just put a static address into the router.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Avoid DHCP all together.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>  Well; of course.... thanks   
   > >>> :)   
   > >> oh no.. for some reason, the ISP don't allowed static IP, there must be   
   > >> a renew(dhcp)(1/2 hours)...   
   > >> :)   
   > >   
   > > What happens when you just do it? I give you a good chance it works.   
   > >   
   > > M4   
   >   
   > i entreaty the static IP(from ISP) yesterday in the Linksys router, at   
   > first et work fine, but after som time the line went down. Ant i   
   > couldn't  ping the ISP's gateway, or get any connection on the line.   
   > it was  up fore ~1⁄2 hour.   
   > :)   
   > C   
      
   It sounds like the ISP is using the DHCP renewal messages as a form of   
   keepalive for the DSL connection.  That's probably why they set the   
   lease time so short, they want to detect when you've gone away quickly,   
   so the DSLAM can clean up the session.   
      
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   Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu   
   Arlington, MA   
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