On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:19:58 -0600, hvw59601 wrote: > The 2wire router from ISP Telmex Infinitum (Mexico) went on the blink so > they gave a new one. It's a Thomson TG585V8.
Hey, we've got a bunch of TG585v7 (for ISDN lines) :-) > One thing that I noticed is that the external IP now changes about every > hour or so, when the internet goes offline and after a minute or so > comes online again. External (routeable) or internal (local network) IP? > The other thing is now I see: > > Jan 7 10:09:08 HDBB dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.190—renewal in 55 > seconds. > > While previously I saw: > > Dec 31 08:01:13 HDBB dhclient: bound to 192.168.1.190—renewal in 40438 > seconds. > > Why the difference? (...) Maybe the time for the leasing has decreased with the new device, but I guess this can be tweakable from the router's web interface (or by means of telnet) :-? Look, this is from the router's configuration page: *** Home > Home Network > Interfaces > LocalNetwork [ Configure ] DHCP Lease Time: 1 day, 0:00:00 *** Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

