Internet Disconections

[Surf314]

I'd also suggest changing out your firmware to DD-WRT if you have a linksys.  I did it to mine and was extremely happy with the changes.

[at0m]

I'd also suggest changing out your firmware to DD-WRT if you have a linksys.  I did it to mine and was extremely happy with the changes.

Since someone else has brought this back on-topic, I can say I started using a DI-524 because I was sick of the fact that my DI-604 didn't have wireless and only had 1 Mbps throughput on the WAN port. Then I realized that the DI-524's almost as bad as the DI-604, and switched to a WRT-54GL. The WRT-54GL was great until I started using it in a high-interference environment (apartment building == 20 nearby broadcasting SSIDs) and it started dropping my connections. I burned the thing to DD-WRT and haven't had any problems since, with the sole exception of my Apple Airport Express (802.11b, not the new b/g one) which will occasionally disconnect and refuse to reconnect until it is left unplugged for an extended period of time, which leads me to believe it is more related to the fact that its a refurb than my router being crap.

If you want a small portable AP, though, you need to get your paws on a La Fonera with a Fontenna directional antenna. Downside is that it shares your internet access publicly via a captive portal, upside is it requires almost no configuration, is cheap, and can make you some cash.

[KarthXLR]

So after doing some research and tests, I've discovered that it's my providers end of the line that keeps causing disconnections. It will only disconnect for a couple seconds, but it takes about a minute to reconnect using Wi-Fi. Sometimes the wi-fi connection gets interrupted for no apparent reason aside from being....wi-fi.

So bottom line, the problem is either my provider or my router. My dad is gonna see if we can get them to look at their station over here if we get another "attack", so to speak.

[Fail Medic]

Necro, calling DD-WRT people...

Anyone else have trouble with "Static Leases" ?  I want my router to give a network server thingie the same IP all the time instead of some random crap.  I want it to be 192.168.1.101 FOREVER instead if 116 or 108 or whatever the hell it wants to pick.  But, it doesn't seem to honor it. 

Amidoinitrite?

[zaneyard]

Necro, calling DD-WRT people...

Anyone else have trouble with "Static Leases" ?  I want my router to give a network server thingie the same IP all the time instead of some random crap.  I want it to be 192.168.1.101 FOREVER instead if 116 or 108 or whatever the hell it wants to pick.  But, it doesn't seem to honor it. 

Amidoinitrite?

configure the client to use a static IP

[at0m]

[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94166#msg94166 date=1246513956]
Necro, calling DD-WRT people...

Anyone else have trouble with "Static Leases" ?  I want my router to give a network server thingie the same IP all the time instead of some random crap.  I want it to be 192.168.1.101 FOREVER instead if 116 or 108 or whatever the hell it wants to pick.  But, it doesn't seem to honor it. 

Amidoinitrite?

configure the client to use a static IP
[/quote]This.
Make sure the DHCP server's range is like .50-.100, then configure your client to have a static IP of .101 (aka something OUTSIDE the range of the DHCP server).

[Fail Medic]

Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

[at0m]

Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

A Static Lease is so that you can give a computer a fixed IP within the DHCP range, because the router just assigns the same IP every time the computer asks for one. It _should_ work, but if you were having trouble (as it seemed you were) the alternative is to just tell the client to take a static IP outside the DHCP range.

[zaneyard]

Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

[at0m]

[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94191#msg94191 date=1246536093]
Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
[/quote]Except the whole point was that he wants to give one computer a Static IP, zane >_<

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94358#msg94358 date=1246582872]
[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94191#msg94191 date=1246536093]
Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
[/quote]Except the whole point was that he wants to give one computer a Static IP, zane >_<
[/quote]
that's what im pointing out
DHCP is not for static IP's

[at0m]

[quote author=at0m link=topic=2713.msg94361#msg94361 date=1246583284]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94358#msg94358 date=1246582872]
[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94191#msg94191 date=1246536093]
Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
[/quote]Except the whole point was that he wants to give one computer a Static IP, zane >_<
[/quote]
that's what im pointing out
DHCP is not for static IP's
[/quote]Sigh.

DHCP is a protocol, it doesn't really care one way or another what IPs it gives out, it's just a method for centralized IP and Gateway configuration control. The 'Static Lease' option on the router associates the MAC address (unique physical identifier) of your computer with an IP address, and should always give that computer the same IP. Should being the operative word. I use it on my home setup and it works fine.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94368#msg94368 date=1246583918]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=2713.msg94361#msg94361 date=1246583284]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94358#msg94358 date=1246582872]
[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94191#msg94191 date=1246536093]
Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
[/quote]Except the whole point was that he wants to give one computer a Static IP, zane >_<
[/quote]
that's what im pointing out
DHCP is not for static IP's
[/quote]Sigh.

DHCP is a protocol, it doesn't really care one way or another what IPs it gives out, it's just a method for centralized IP and Gateway configuration control. The 'Static Lease' option on the router associates the MAC address (unique physical identifier) of your computer with an IP address, and should always give that computer the same IP. Should being the operative word. I use it on my home setup and it works fine.
[/quote]
you're right
ive just never dealt with static leases cause i found it easier to assign it on the client
the only thing i can think of is that he's putting in a wrong mac address?

[at0m]

[quote author=at0m link=topic=2713.msg94379#msg94379 date=1246585788]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94368#msg94368 date=1246583918]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=2713.msg94361#msg94361 date=1246583284]
[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=2713.msg94358#msg94358 date=1246582872]
[quote author=Fail Medic link=topic=2713.msg94191#msg94191 date=1246536093]
Thanks Z&A, I have done these things successfully and my NAS is behaving now. 

I'm still puzzled.  If you're supposed to tell clients to demand a static ip, what is the static lease thing on the router for?  6 of one, half a dozen of another?

idk i just do it the easy way

DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
[/quote]Except the whole point was that he wants to give one computer a Static IP, zane >_<
[/quote]
that's what im pointing out
DHCP is not for static IP's
[/quote]Sigh.

DHCP is a protocol, it doesn't really care one way or another what IPs it gives out, it's just a method for centralized IP and Gateway configuration control. The 'Static Lease' option on the router associates the MAC address (unique physical identifier) of your computer with an IP address, and should always give that computer the same IP. Should being the operative word. I use it on my home setup and it works fine.
[/quote]
you're right
ive just never dealt with static leases cause i found it easier to assign it on the client
the only thing i can think of is that he's putting in a wrong mac address?
[/quote]It's a possibility. I would normally walk him through it because I run DD-WRT on my own router, but I've forgotten the root password and can't get into the config page for it >_<

[Fail Medic]

Hmm.  (shrug)  I could swear I copy-pasted the MAC address exactly as I saw it...

Basically, here's what I did that failed:
1.  I saw the NAS on the DHCP Clients section of the Status page on the DD-WRT 192.168.1.1 page. 
2.  I said, "There you are, you little shit."  MAC address is partially obscured on that page, though.
3.  I went to Status LAN.  I found the NAS again and on this page the MAC address is fully visible.
4.  I copy-pasted that.
5.  I DELETED the current lease for the NAS.  Hell, I even took him offline for a minute.
6.  I went to Services tab and on there is the Static Leases section.
7.  I clicked Add and I put in the MAC address, an appropriate hostname, and the IP that I wanted my NAS to have.
8.  I frowned because the text doesn't stay visible.  I have to, like, double-click the text box to see the value... doesn't seem right.
9.  I went to the bottom of the page and hit Apply, then hit Save.
10.  So, now, I can close Firefox, whatever, go back to the Services tab and after double-clicking ??? (sounds weird, it is, I shouldn't have to do that), I see the values I put in to request a Static Lease. 

But my NAS and router didn't seem to care I went through all that.

So.  I took Zaneyard's advice and grabbed the NAS by the ear and said, "omfg you will take IP address .100 and you will LIKE IT" and it said "goddamn ok".  So, problem resolved using an alternate method.

I dunno about the DD-WRT thing.. that behavior with the text boxes.  It kinda does the same thing on the Port Forwarding.  Maybe I need to seek out an update.  Anyway, thanks for the input, gentlemen.

[zaneyard]

np dawg
i dont see any problem with using a static client IP on a NAS
i might do static lease for my desktop cause when i take it on LAN's i have to reconfigure it all the time
dunno we'll see if i have time to care

[KarthXLR]

Update:

I'm on ethernet now, and I'm regularly getting disconnections. I've narrowed it down to two things:

A. Our provider

B. Our Cable Modem

pretty sure it's b.

[at0m]

Update:

I'm on ethernet now, and I'm regularly getting disconnections. I've narrowed it down to two things:

A. Our provider

B. Our Cable Modem

pretty sure it's b.

then call your provider and bitch about the cable modem. If it's rental equipment, they're required to replace it and you can bitch even more to get them to credit you for the time you had fucked up service.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=Karth is a Public Enemy link=topic=2713.msg97727#msg97727 date=1247598588]
Update:

I'm on ethernet now, and I'm regularly getting disconnections. I've narrowed it down to two things:

A. Our provider

B. Our Cable Modem

pretty sure it's b.

then call your provider and bitch about the cable modem. If it's rental equipment, they're required to replace it and you can bitch even more to get them to credit you for the time you had fucked up service.
[/quote]

this

if you bought it, find a manufacturers warranty

[K2]

[quote author=at0m link=topic=2713.msg97729#msg97729 date=1247598640]
[quote author=Karth is a Public Enemy link=topic=2713.msg97727#msg97727 date=1247598588]
Update:

I'm on ethernet now, and I'm regularly getting disconnections. I've narrowed it down to two things:

A. Our provider

B. Our Cable Modem

pretty sure it's b.

then call your provider and bitch about the cable modem. If it's rental equipment, they're required to replace it and you can bitch even more to get them to credit you for the time you had fucked up service.
[/quote]

this

if you bought it, find a manufacturers warranty

[/quote]

We've been getting shit like this for a fucking YEAR, whenever the tech support guys would come it'd work fine so they wouldn't help. We finally got them to understand our problem a couple weeks ago, a guy came out and replaced our modem, and it didn't solve anything. So we're finally sick of this shit, and we started a trial with the DSL providers here. We got their modem yesterday, and we can't get a connection from any of the phone lines in the house.

...


FUCK


and literally right after I posted this we had another disconnect.