Re: [gentoo-user] AT&T DSL + Westell modem/router = Gentoo woes

[Grant]

>> >> I recently switched from cable to DSL on a Gentoo router and I'm
>> >> having trouble keeping a stable connection.  Periodically I need to
>> >> run '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart' before it will connect to the
>> >> Westell modem (which is also a router although AT&T won't admit it).
>> >> The weird thing is that rebooting the system doesn't reacquire the
>> >> connection.  I have to actually issue '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart'.
>> >> Does anyone know why rebooting doesn't reacquire the connection and
>> >> restarting the interface does?
>> >>
>> >> - Grant
>> >>
>> > I just use the modem to login and then enable ip  pass thru to my router
>> > which is a linksys running DD-WRT;
>> > http://www.dslreports.com/faq/7073
>> >
>> > This set-up has worked well for a few years without me having to do
>> > anything.
>>
>> Could I get you to tell me a couple of your settings?  You're doing
>> something right if you haven't had to touch your's after setting it
>> up.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out the right connection type (or something like
>> that) for which the options are something like Smart KeepAlive, Always
>> Reconnect, and Connect On Demand.
> I use Always On

Are you sure that's what it's called?  I don't have that option.

>> The other one is the IP lease timeout.  It defaults to 10 minutes and
>> I just set it to 99 days, but I don't want it to expire even after 99
>> days.  I have a static IP but I think this is the timeout between the
>> modem/router and the Gentoo router.
> I have DHCP lease time once per day

And you don't have to restart your network interface once per day?  I
seem to need to restart the nic as often as that timeout setting.  Any
idea why that would happen?

- Grant