At 11:14 PM 9/14/2006, Andy Medina wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Bill Kingsbury wrote: > >>I'll try comparing the current "ipconfig /all" report, with one captured the >>next time a DSL boot failure occurs... > > >BTW is the router set to always be connected (if using PPoE/A)? Not *on* >(although power has to on, obviously), but *connected*. If the DSL connection >type is PPoE (or PPoA), the connection may be disconnected due to inactivity. >Then the router has to reconnect whenever activity occurs. There is an option >to keep the connection "alive" at all times. I hope I am making sense, since >PPoE/A connections act like regular modem connections. :)
The connection is "always on", once the DSL initially connects. The problem only occurs at computer startup (from a cold start), where "disconnected due to inactivity" is not an issue. This is a standard Verizon DSL 1.5 Mbps setup, and (as far as I know) not PPoE or PPoA. I tried the router's DHCP Release and DHCP Renew (just for fun), and that worked... >If there are other computers which connect through the router can they get to >the 'net when this problem occurs? This is a stand-alone, Windows-only computer (not a server), with one network card. >The next time the DSL connection does not work, try to connect to the router, >and look at it's status page and also at any logs it creates. The router status page (http://192.168.0.1/) includes: LAN MAC Address 00-40-05-B5-74-FB LAN DHCP Server Enabled WAN MAC Address 00-40-05-B5-74-FC WAN Connection DHCP Client Connected However -- the Windows Event Log (from previous failed DSL startups) lists a different (MAC?) number: 0050BA87A46F . ... What's with that? The MAC number changed ? ( This same "0050BA87A46F" first appeared on August 13. ) Two connection events are/were listed: Event 1003: " Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from the DHCP Server) for the Network Card with network address 0050BA87A46F. The following error occured: The semaphore timeout period has expired. . Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its own from the network address (DHCP) server. " Event 1006: " Your computer was unable to automatically configure the IP parameters for the Network Card with the network address 0050BA87A46F. The following error occurred during configuration: The parameter is incorrect. . " >BTW what router (brand/model/version)? D-Link DI-604 --- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/446 - Release Date: 9/12/2006 -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
