On Fri, 2010-04-23 at 13:22 -0700, Grant wrote: > >> I recently switched from cable to DSL on a Gentoo router and I'm > >> having trouble keeping a stable connection. Periodically I need to > >> run '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart' before it will connect to the > >> Westell modem (which is also a router although AT&T won't admit it). > >> The weird thing is that rebooting the system doesn't reacquire the > >> connection. I have to actually issue '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart'. > >> Does anyone know why rebooting doesn't reacquire the connection and > >> restarting the interface does? > >> > >> - Grant > >> > > I just use the modem to login and then enable ip pass thru to my router > > which is a linksys running DD-WRT; > > http://www.dslreports.com/faq/7073 > > > > This set-up has worked well for a few years without me having to do > > anything. > > Could I get you to tell me a couple of your settings? You're doing > something right if you haven't had to touch your's after setting it > up. > > I'm trying to figure out the right connection type (or something like > that) for which the options are something like Smart KeepAlive, Always > Reconnect, and Connect On Demand. I use Always On > > The other one is the IP lease timeout. It defaults to 10 minutes and > I just set it to 99 days, but I don't want it to expire even after 99 > days. I have a static IP but I think this is the timeout between the > modem/router and the Gentoo router. I have DHCP lease time once per day > > - Grant >
-- David Abbott <da...@pythontoo.com>
