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Title: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 24, 2008, 10:55:18 AM
My only complaint so far with this router is my random conflicts with it releasing and renewing my ip address in the middle of downloading files from the net, playing on xbox live, or randomly just browsing. First I thought it was my linksys cable modem so i replaced it with a motorola surfboard sb5101. Same issue with both. I have have rev a3 by the way. All of my home networking and media streaming is perfect. I was just wondering if any one has come across this issue. Oh and Comcast is my provider. I have tried all the firmware version including the beta and all of them have this issue for me.  It can happen every couple of days to every half hour which is really annoying.  Wired or wireless I have gotten the same results and the log on my cable modem doesn't show any error messages. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: aljimenez on March 24, 2008, 11:02:17 AM
Easy to fix, I think. Go to Network Settings and assign a static ip address using DHCP Reservation...  Al
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 24, 2008, 11:07:06 AM
I have tried that and still the same issue.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: AWDL on March 24, 2008, 01:07:04 PM
Then don't use DHCP reservation. Just assign the node a static IP.

You said HW REV A3. What firmware revsions are you using?
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 24, 2008, 01:15:00 PM
The router shipped with 1.11 and now im trying the beta to see if it would help with my issues.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 24, 2008, 06:39:51 PM
It really seems to be every time I'm on Xbox live that the random disconnects happen

Here is the log

[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:03:26 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 65.59.234.161:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:03:24 2008 Log viewed by IP address 192.168.0.199
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:59 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 69.60.4.143:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:55 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 65.59.234.161:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:55 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.41:80 to 76.99.27.75:52493 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:52 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.44:80 to 76.99.27.75:52489 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:38 2008 Log viewed by IP address 192.168.0.199
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:29 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 69.60.4.143:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:25 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 65.59.234.161:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:12 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.41:80 to 76.99.27.75:52493 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:02:11 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.44:80 to 76.99.27.75:52489 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:58 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 69.60.4.143:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:54 2008 Blocked incoming UDP packet from 65.59.234.161:3074 to 76.99.27.75:3074
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:53 2008 Blocked outgoing TCP packet from 192.168.0.199:52645 to 72.21.206.98:80 as RST:ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:52 2008 Wireless system with MAC address 0017FAC0E62B associated
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:51 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.41:80 to 76.99.27.75:52493 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:50 2008 Blocked incoming TCP packet from 208.68.64.44:80 to 76.99.27.75:52489 as ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:50 2008 Allowed configuration authentication by IP address 192.168.0.199
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:48 2008 Starting DHCP server
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:45 2008 Blocked outgoing TCP packet from 192.168.0.199:52475 to 69.26.160.33:80 as FIN:ACK received but there is no active connection
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:44 2008 Wireless system with MAC address 0015AF10BF8A associated
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 Wireless system with MAC address 001A738A4E3A associated
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 SMTP (Email) server smtp.comcast.net is at IP address 76.96.30.117
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 Starting WAN Services
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 Estimating speed of WAN interface
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 WAN interface is up. Connection to Internet established with IP Address 76.99.27.75 and default gateway 76.99.24.1
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:42 2008 Obtained IP Address using DHCP. IP address is 76.99.27.75
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:41 2008 Bringing up WAN using DHCP
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:41 2008 WAN interface cable has been connected
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:41 2008 LAN interface is up
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:41 2008 LAN Ethernet Carrier Detected
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:40 2008 Device initialized
[WARN] Fri Mar 14 06:01:40 2008 gw_wireless_schedule init
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:40 2008 Wireless Link is up
[INFO] Fri Mar 14 06:01:39 2008 No Internet access policy is in effect. Unrestricted Internet access allowed to everyone
[INFO] Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969 Loaded configuration from non-volatile memory
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: Lycan on March 25, 2008, 04:15:27 PM
What are the SPI/Endpoint settings?
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 25, 2008, 05:43:03 PM
UDP Address Restricted
TCP Port And Address Restricted
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: thecreator on March 25, 2008, 09:43:54 PM
Hi All,

[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:16:24 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:16:21 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:15:49 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:15:46 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:15:14 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:15:11 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:14:39 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:14:36 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:14:04 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:14:01 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:13:29 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:13:26 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:12:54 2008 A network computer (MY TV Shows Recordin) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.191.   
[WARN] Tue Mar 25 11:12:51 2008 A network computer (DriveImages2) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.0.192.   

On the topic of randomly releasing renewing IP Addresses, everytime I boot up my computer, a Netgear Storage Central Partition Drive is mapped to the Computer and acts like a Hard Drive attached to the computer. In the Router Logs, it makes reference to the Storage Central Partitions being assigned to a specific IP Address it already had.

What does [WARN] mean in this context?

Now I don't have the problem of random disconnects, because in Network Settings, I changed the Lease Time from 3 hours to 7 days or 10080 minutes in length.

But what I don't understand is the mapped Hard Drive partitions, have only a maximum of 1 day lease instead of 7 days. How come?

SPI, the Router Firewall is off, as I use the McAfee Personal Firewall Plus on all computers.

Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: Fatman on March 26, 2008, 09:52:12 AM
Warn means warning, that is the logging level these messages are appearing as.

That's up to your NAS, it is not an issue with the router if your PC is getting the correct lease time.  It is probably a value hard coded into your NAS, and since the DIR-655 appears to be granting it the same address every time it shouldn't be effecting connectivity.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 26, 2008, 12:25:38 PM
Well its not my pc losing the ip address. It is the router randomly releasing and renewing the ip address. The Connection time will go from like 3 hours, release and renew ip address in a few seconds and resest to 0. This is what is causing all my internet and xbox live issues. I hope that makes sense.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: Lycan on March 26, 2008, 02:36:07 PM
UDP Address Restricted
TCP Port And Address Restricted

Kill the SPI and change the NAT ENPOINT Filters to independent.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 27, 2008, 11:26:17 AM
Ok I tried your suggestions with the same results. Now I have just tried changing my wireless protection to wep, g only and not broadcasting the ssid.This seems to be working better but I do not like using wep. Is it possible that WPA could be causing my headache?
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: thecreator on March 27, 2008, 01:02:25 PM
Well its not my pc losing the ip address. It is the router randomly releasing and renewing the ip address. The Connection time will go from like 3 hours, release and renew ip address in a few seconds and resest to 0. This is what is causing all my internet and xbox live issues. I hope that makes sense.

Hi gener1c,

Have you adjusted the Lease to 7 days or 10080 minutes in the Router Settings? After you log in, click on Setup and finally Network Settings.

The Lease is the DHCP Lease you are looking for. Change it to 10080 minutes.

Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 27, 2008, 01:04:33 PM
Hi gener1c,

Have you adjusted the Lease to 7 days or 10080 minutes in the Router Settings? After you log in, click on Setup and finally Network Settings.

The Lease is the DHCP Lease you are looking for. Change it to 10080 minutes.



I have changed the lease time to 7 days. Its just some times it will reset every hour or so.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: Lycan on March 27, 2008, 04:18:45 PM
Are you referring to the WAN side renewing or the client side?
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gener1c on March 27, 2008, 07:42:26 PM
Are you referring to the WAN side renewing or the client side?

wan side
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: davevt31 on March 28, 2008, 07:31:41 AM
wan side
You may have to check with your provider to see why its renewing so often.  I know in the past many providers oversold their connections and would set their DHCP leases to very short times so that if a system wasn't connected at the time, that address could be handed out to another machine.
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: gonif on April 03, 2008, 02:28:30 PM
I recently had this same problem, but only when running Windows (I'm on an Apple PowerMac, so I switch back and forth between running Mac OS X and Windows XP) and only during high traffic like BitTorrent downloads.  I don't know if it was simply losing the connection, or if the router was somehow resetting (I can't see the lights from where I'm sitting).  Anyway, I can't remember what led me to try this, but I unchecked the box for "Enable Auto Channel Scan" and made sure to set the channel to whatever number was currently in use (channel 9, in my case).  It's only been a couple of days, but so far the connection has been stable since then, regardless of which OS is in use and even when downloading BitTorrents at full speed.

I don't know if this helps you at all, but I figured it was possibly worth mentioning.  Couldn't hurt to try, right?  (Famous last words...)

Oh btw, my hardware version is A2 and firmware version is 1.11.  Also, I suggest keeping Visibility Status as "visible", as in my case invisibility only seemed to exacerbate the issue (or so it appeared).
Title: Re: Randomly Releasing Renewing IP address
Post by: Lycan on April 07, 2008, 02:24:58 PM
See if this helps.

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=1236.0