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Prince · 12-17-2004, 02:32 PM

I'm using Earthlink's High Speed Cable access. The cable is attached to the cable modem, which is then attached to a router. Then, two computers are attached to the router. Well, normally...currently only one.

For a while the connection was working brilliantly, but for a couple of months now it's been 'cutting off' now and again, several times a day. I don't think this is a problem with the actual cable connection, that is, not something Time Warner can fix, because all I have to do in order to regain access is one of two methods:

1) I unplug the power to the router, plug it back in and then select the LAN and Repair. This usually fixes the connection.

2) I unplug the cable modem and plug it back in, then Repair as above.

Perhaps the machine is letting go of its lease of the IP as is rented out (dhcp) by the router? The max lease time with the Linksys is 1 day. But how can I have the computer do this automatically, and why am I forced to unplug the router to get it done? Besides sometimes I hafta do this more than once per a 24 hr period, suggesting it's not that the IP has expired from the dhcp.

12-17-2004, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	Cable woes I'm using Earthlink's High Speed Cable access. The cable is attached to the cable modem, which is then attached to a router. Then, two computers are attached to the router. Well, normally...currently only one. For a while the connection was working brilliantly, but for a couple of months now it's been 'cutting off' now and again, several times a day. I don't think this is a problem with the actual cable connection, that is, not something Time Warner can fix, because all I have to do in order to regain access is one of two methods: 1) I unplug the power to the router, plug it back in and then select the LAN and Repair. This usually fixes the connection. 2) I unplug the cable modem and plug it back in, then Repair as above. Perhaps the machine is letting go of its lease of the IP as is rented out (dhcp) by the router? The max lease time with the Linksys is 1 day. But how can I have the computer do this automatically, and why am I forced to unplug the router to get it done? Besides sometimes I hafta do this more than once per a 24 hr period, suggesting it's not that the IP has expired from the dhcp. __________________ Who is John Galt?