On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Kfir Lavi <lavi.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > I have a very simple setup. > My router (Regular PC box) running DHCP client to get IP from the provider. > > I don't need dialer for connecting. > This setup did work for the past half a year. > Two weeks ago in Friday night, my server stopped receiving IP address. > Running tcpdump shows a lot of traffice on the network of HOT. I see people > sending requests and getting dhcp replays. > I also see connections of bittorent that where active trying to reach my > computer. > After one hour fighting with HOT representative, she told me, hey you got > an IP. > Well, I did. > One thing is, I called HOT on Sunday, and when talking to them, I got an IP address. So all weekend without Internet. Now this Friday morning the same thing happened. No IP is offered to me. > I can see my computer sending requests, but no replays are sent to me. > I asked them to check that they get my requests, but they don't want to do > that. > Again, all weekend no Internet, and still no IP offered at this time of writing > > Does someone knows why this can happen? > My guess is that they ran out of IP's, or there is a blocking software on > the DHCP server which blacks my MAC. (Oh, I didn't change my MAC address for > checking. I'll do it tonight. ) > My download rate is 300kb, so its very low package, and and it doesn't seem > to be a bandwidth problem. > > What is going there behind the seen with this DHCP server ? > Can it be my fault? > I have the white Motorola modem. > > Today at night a representative of HOT should call me when I'm back home to > ..... (CLOSE, RESTART... etc... "What ?!?! its not windows?? How come you > don't have start button?" well, what can you do.) > > Thanks, > Kfir >
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