Linksys DHCP issue...

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- ad_man620
  
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19 years ago

Mon, Jan 31, 2005 2:20 PM

All of a sudden the DHCP functionality on my Linksys BEFW11S4 router has quit working. For years I have been using static IP addresses but

2 weeks ago I switched to DSL and configured the router to automatically assign the addresses due to changing DNS server addresses. The router worked flawlessly since the conversion but stopped assigning addresses yesterday. Everything else within the router appears to be working correctly if I assign a static IP address to the clients and then enter the DNS server address listed in the routers configuration that it obtained when it initiated the PPoE communication with my ISP.

I have version 2 of the router running firmware version 1.45. I have reset the router several times to no avail. Linksys has recommended reflashing the firmware?

I am thinking of replacing it with a Linksys WRT54GS router so I can upgrade to the 802.11g standard over a period of time. Does anyone have any opinions on this router?

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19 years ago

Mon, Jan 31, 2005 4:28 PM

Rick,

Thanks for the info. I posted in the suggested forum and found the FAQ with the preferred DNS servers. If all else fails I'll hard code the DNS servers and use static IP addresses. Thanks again.

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19 years ago

Mon, Jan 31, 2005 11:28 PM

I don't know about linksys, but you might find answers from the FAQs and experts at broadbandreports.com, in the linksys forum. They also maintain a list of 'best' DNS servers by ISP, so if you can't resolve the problem, and your ISP is on the list, you can enter fixed DNS IPs in your router.