melus Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 For the last few days, my IP address is constantly resetting itself. This occurs 2 or 3 times an hour and lasts from a couple of seconds to relatively but annoyingly long time. What's going on? Is there a way to prevent this? Is anyone else experiencing this? My package is the True's SME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio666uk Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 when you say resetting itself - do you mean that it is requesting a new lease from your ISPs DHCP box? what is your machine doing - how do you know its resetting the IP address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melus Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) What I experience is a brief cut off from the internet. I then check out the new IP address at http://www.haxial.com/whatismyipaddress/. It's only the last 2 or 3 digits of the number. Are True's routers messing up or is it something in my settings which I've overlooked? Edited January 25, 2006 by melus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio666uk Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Fair enough - from the sounds of it i think youre seeing the outward facing IP of True - so the problem could lay with them - I would think that you will be using one of their Dynamic NAT addresses. can you do a Start > Run > type "cmd" > and at the prompt type "ipconfig /all" see if this IP address matches what you get back from www.whatismyip.com If it doesnt match then the problem is not at your end If it does match... erm... ill answer tomorrow - cos im off home now out of interest though - try the following and post your results - at command prompt ipconfig /release and wait for the message saying released - your ip will show as 0.0.0.0 as will dns etc - type ipconfig /renew wait for new address and see if this has made any difference - i would doubt it but worth a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melus Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) can you do a Start > Run > type "cmd" > and at the prompt type "ipconfig /all"see if this IP address matches what you get back from www.whatismyip.com If it doesnt match then the problem is not at your end If it does match... erm... ill answer tomorrow - cos im off home now It doesn't match. The address are my router settings, not the ISP's IP. out of interest though - try the following and post your results - at command promptipconfig /release and wait for the message saying released - your ip will show as 0.0.0.0 as will dns etc Sure does. - typeipconfig /renew wait for new address and see if this has made any difference - i would doubt it but worth a try No change. Thanks so far. Edited January 25, 2006 by melus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Sounds like the line is bouncing and you are getting a new IP address assigned each time the router reconnects. Not much you can do about it. Except complain to TRUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autonomous_unit Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 If you know how to access your router software, e.g. via a web interface or something, you might try to see if the logs show anything. However, as stated above, your line is probably getting reset and it may be difficult to determine if the cause is True, your modem, the line from the phone central office to your home, or the wiring in your home. Have you attached any new phones/faxes/modems to the same phone line as the ADSL? Did you use a signal splitter/filter? Has there been any construction or other work that could affect your building wiring (or rain where you are located)? Oddly enough, I have noticed that my True home package is keeping the same IP address for several days in a row lately, instead of changing every 24 hrs. Their system is a mystery to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I was on TRUE for a little over a year. During the first five months they changed my IP two-three times per day, then suddenly only once a week for about three months, and then back to one-two times per day. I failed to see a system as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandon Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Sounds like the line is bouncing and you are getting a new IP addressassigned each time the router reconnects. Not much you can do about it. Except complain to TRUE. Which is the same as not doing much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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