Subj : RE: PRO
To   : Jay Fuller
From : Chris Cranford
Date : Wed Dec 12 2001 11:34 am

On 12/12/2001 7:31 PM, JAY FULLER wrote to CHRIS CRANFORD
->  
-> Ok, Chris, this hasn't really become a new problem (I made up a HOSTS
-> file  -  although I didn't want to) <smile>, but about once every other
-> day....and sometimes more often.....the DNS service goes out. I can
-> lookup OLD hosts (which are cached, perhaps) , but I can not look up any
-> new hosts until I turn my modem off and back on again. 
->  
-> Is this a modem issue or a router issue?  Any suggestions? The modem,
-> btw, is one of bellsouth's infamous "Speed Touch Home" modems, made by
-> Alcatel :)

Shouldn't be the router.  If turning off the modem and turning it back
on seems to work then it sounds like it could be the modem.  Make sure
that your router is renewing the IP address as it should as well.  

You can check this out by by telneting to your router and entering the
following commands:

 [24] - System Maintenance
 [1]  - System Status

You should see an IP and a IP Mask listed with DHCP=Client for the WAN
port.  If you see this and you can ping that ip address, then that means
it's a problem with the modem I think.

Chris

 
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