Re: ISPs kicking routers off internet?

#1 (**permalink**) 07-22-2006, 06:28 AM

chris wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> Hey there,
>>
>> Want to know: is there some signal an ISP can send to your router that
>> will disable it? Some ISPs don't want their users sharing the
>> internet, and I've heard rumours that there is actually some sort of
>> signal they can send out to disable the internet on their routers.
>>
>> If so, this may be happening to me: I have a wireless router set up so
>> I can have the internet in my living room, but every now and again
>> (about 3 or 4 times a week), I loose internet completely, and the
>> router is unable to reconnect. It gets some error like "cant get ip
>> address" or something. The only solution is to unplug the router &
>> modem and plug them back in.
>>
>> Anyone else ever heard of this? Any details you can point me to on
>> this mysterious signal? Any details I can look up? Any solution to
>> stop the drops anyone can offer?
>>
>> Rob
>>
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> The problem with routers and service providers stems from the routers
> ability to check/renew its lease in timing intervals, routers have been
> known to deny their own service due to inefficient dhcp client.
>
> Routers also have tendencies to overheat and often at that, the more you
> do and the longer its on are not helpful for its cpu, take a look at a
> cisco device for example - if you over utilize the cpu the potential for
> hanging the device is great causing a denial of service.
>
> It helps to have more ram for queue space inside the device to handle
> the packet transmission, improper non matching MTU sizes - lots of small
> packets - mixes of jumbo packets can cause problems (someone has to
> break them up somewhere and sequence them)
>
> The problems with routers lie in the device itself, firmware can fix a
> fair amount of problems however device construction and protocol
> limiting can also help even further.
>
> If you were to setup a personal linux router i bet you the chances of
> powercycling the home built router are nil if you don't use the machine
> for personal :) - at least in my experience.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
hmm, no comments? :)

#2 (**permalink**) 07-22-2006, 02:55 PM

chris <ccspro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>hmm, no comments? :)

Here's one! Anything else you need?

#3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2006, 08:27 AM

William P.N. Smith wrote:
> chris <ccspro@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> hmm, no comments? :)
>
> Here's one! Anything else you need?

works for me, at least someone read it.

thanks for the comment.