Restarting modem/router through software

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Tim wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-01-07 at 13:59 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>> One thing you may want to check on is if the public IP address you
>> have changes during the night. Your DHCP lease may be expiring, and
>> you are getting a "new" IP address.
> 
> You really ought to get the same IP address, then.  The scheme is for
> your DHCP client (most likely within your modem, unless you use it in a
> bridge mode) to "renew" the lease before the expiry period.
> 
Yes, that is what "should" happen. Then again, you should not have
to restart the modem every couple of days. But if the modem is not
renewing the lease, and it is expiring, then a new IP address after
power-cycling the modem would be a good indication.

> If your ISP is changing IPs on you arbitrarily, I'd be looking for
> another ISP.  One that isn't so mismanaged.
> 
An IP address that changes before you power-cycle the modem would be
an indication of this, and as you said, time for a new ISP, if
possible. (Some places, you do not have a choice for hi-speed
Internet...)

Mikkel
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