IP Address

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I have a NetGear WGT604 router connected with a hardwired desktop and an
wireless notebook. Internet access is through highspeed DSL which uses
dynamic assignment of IP addresses.

Everything works perfectly but I am puzzled by one thing. Every couple of
hours, the internet IP address assigned to the router changes - this occurs
without a reset of the DSL modem or of the router. Is this normal ?

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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:23:06 -0500, in alt.internet.wireless , "TLB"
<zxswer@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Everything works perfectly but I am puzzled by one thing. Every couple of
>hours, the internet IP address assigned to the router changes - this occurs
>without a reset of the DSL modem or of the router. Is this normal ?

Unusual, but might depend on how your ISP deals with such things. On cable,
mine changes only if I power off the router, and often not then.
Ask your ISP.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 15:23:06 -0500, "TLB" <zxswer@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I have a NetGear WGT604 router connected with a hardwired desktop and an
>wireless notebook. Internet access is through highspeed DSL which uses
>dynamic assignment of IP addresses.
>
>Everything works perfectly but I am puzzled by one thing. Every couple of
>hours, the internet IP address assigned to the router changes - this occurs
>without a reset of the DSL modem or of the router. Is this normal ?

Looks like you're using sympatico.ca as an ISP. I don't know much
about Canadian ISP's. Apparently it's PPPoE DSL. My guess(tm) is
that you have your WGT604 set to disconnect after some fairly short
period of time. When your router reconnects, it gets a new IP
address. You should set the idle time to zero (never disconnect).

Also, if you happen to be using the Sympatico access manager, see:

http://service.sympatico.ca/index. [...] ent_id=310
for it's idle Timeout settings.

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 AE6KS 831-336-2558