I am using XP Home (SP2) and a D-Link 604 router, my IP changes every 4 hours. After 4 hours (or probably when IP is renewed) and my PC is idle, XP looses internet connection. When I check my IP address I can release and renew IP address in the router configuration but it does not restore my internet connectivity. Once I tried to disable XP from attempting to renew the IP and after few trials & error I was able to do that… but lost that configuration when I had to reinstall the OS
so now, tell me wherein XP do I tell Windows to not look for IP renewal but instead talk to router for all internet.
Yaar I know all these steps, where to enable/disable IPs etc … but what I’m missing is what to enter where and what to enable/disable… tell me what do I enter info in these windows:
Captaan sahib, it may not be ur computer’s connection to the router that’s the problem. It may be the connection from your router to the DSL modem and out. Some DSL connection are sort of like dialup, like PPPoE. What you can do is get a “keep alive” kinda utility which would send out a few packets every so often and that way your connection would stay up.
Your router should have an option to keep the connection alive. I had a similar problem and tried to locate such an option but failed to do so. Later when I checked with belkin, they directed me to the right option. Look hard, I'm sure the router has such an option.
Ohh here are the values you can use for your XP machine.
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Use the following IP address: 192.168.1.101 (102, 103 etc.) Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254 (IP-address from your Router) Use DNS Server address (Prefered): 192.168.1.254 (IP-address from your Router) Second DNS(Alternative): leave blank or put in first DNS-server
Modern OS offer enough utilities to scan networks and to find security holes, what they lack is just pure imagination power offered to human beings. :)
Thanks for the information, Captain. Thats y u r a Captain here. But as a constant learner, I have many questions in mind.
Is there any good material avaialable to get started with this protocol?
What are the associated security risks and how this protocol can be listed amongst other protocols that are proven and industry-verified?
TofiBaba, you seem to have enough awareness, can you provide a short refference guide or tutorial.
I was actually misinformed that my PC doesn’t need reboot anymore, so problem wasn’t really fixed until yesterday. I used Default Gateway/DNS Server address displayed by my router and entered them into XP’s TCP/IP Settings and that did solve the problem… This time I’m sure I solved it because when I last tried to access internet from home I was getting no connection then I logged onto my router and did as mentioned above and internet connection was re-established!
