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.

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.

- Grant