Aluxe wrote:
> On 20 Oct 2006 06:46:04 -0700, kingthorin@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > So were you successful?
>
> Hi kingthorin,
> Thank you very much for your help and concern.
> No. I have not been successful yet.
>
> It's actually embarrassing that, after all the helpful posts (there must be
> more than a hundred of them) I still don't have a software method (other
> than rebooting the router) which simply tells the router to dial into the
> PPPoE account after an assigned address is "given up" by the ISP.
>
> I wonder ... what is the "state" of the connection when the router is still
> on but the ISP has "given up" on the IP address it previously assigned to
> me? If I could only wake the connection out of that dormant state without
> rebooting the router ...
>
> The confusing part is that the option we set "should" have worked!
> - Aim the browser at the linksys router's IP address
> - Log in as the administrator of the router
> - Go to "Setup" "Basic Setup" "Keep Alive:"
> - Change from: "Redial Period = 30 sec"
> - Change to: "Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time = 5 min"
>
> I do not yet know why this isn't working and I am trying different things
> each morning but (so far) I always end up rebooting the router which
> immediately reconnects me to my PPPoE account.
>
> What I "think" is happening (from front to back) is:
> - Powering up the router causes it to dial into the PPPoE account
> - The router "dials" in with a login and password
> - The login and password is accepted by the ISP
> - The ISP immediately assigns an IP address to the router or modem
> (note in this thread some say the IP address is assigned to the router,
> others say it is assigned to the modem; suffice to say it is assigned to
> me)
>
> - If I constantly use the computer, this IP assignment is maintained
> - If I don't use the computer during the day, this IP assignment is
> maintained

So even after your max idle timeout time has been exceeded if you
connect to the router it still shows as connected to your ISP?

Are you 100% sure your computer(s) aren't generating any traffic?

> - However, if I don't use the computer for a long time (hours), then
> something wierd happens now (that didn't happen before I changed the
> settings).
>
> - Apparently the ISP un-assignes the IP address
> - Yet the router is apparently blissfully unaware of the change
> - Unfortunatly, the router does NOT dial back in to get a new IP assignment

This seems like an issue with the router, it should be disconnecting
you after 5 mins (not multiple hours), a call to Linksys' 800 number
might be a good move.