On 1/8/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> One thing you may want to check on is if the public IP address you >> have changes during the night. Your DHCP lease may be expiring, and >> you are getting a "new" IP address. > > You really ought to get the same IP address, then. The scheme is for > your DHCP client (most likely within your modem, unless you use it in a > bridge mode) to "renew" the lease before the expiry period. > Yes, that is what "should" happen. Then again, you should not have to restart the modem every couple of days. But if the modem is not renewing the lease, and it is expiring, then a new IP address after power-cycling the modem would be a good indication. > If your ISP is changing IPs on you arbitrarily, I'd be looking for > another ISP. One that isn't so mismanaged. > An IP address that changes before you power-cycle the modem would be an indication of this, and as you said, time for a new ISP, if possible. (Some places, you do not have a choice for hi-speed Internet...)
Thanks for all replies. The problem usually occurs during the night, with aMule the sole application running. How can I check whether the IP changed after a power cycling? (Unfortunately, I do not have many choices of ISPs available.) Paul
