On Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:12:32 -0400 (EDT), Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > It still happens with static nameservers of Google and OpenDNS. > It's the ISP
This is sounding more and more like an expired DHCP lease. You really need to investigate this, as I suggested earlier. ISPs really don't want dial-up users to be connected very long. They want them to get in, read their e-mail, and get out, especially if they are paying a flat fee for unlimited access. In the "old days" before TCP/IP, i.e. traditional async dial-up access to an on-line service provider, such as AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy, etc., they would just hang up on you after so long. Now they have a sneakier way of doing it. They give you a short DHCP lease and no renewals. DHCP lease time varies from ISP to ISP. Generally, the less you pay per month, the shorter the DHCP lease time. They force *you* to hang up on *them*. -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2130076110.1058421270420896545.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
