DHCP internet connection - HOT+BEZEQINT - Not getting IP

[Kfir Lavi]

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a very simple setup.
> My router (Regular PC box) running DHCP client to get IP from the provider.
>
> I don't need dialer for connecting.
> This setup did work for the past half a year.
> Two weeks ago in Friday night, my server stopped receiving IP address.
> Running tcpdump shows a lot of traffice on the network of HOT. I see people
> sending requests and getting dhcp replays.
> I also see connections of bittorent that where active trying to reach my
> computer.
> After one hour fighting with HOT representative, she told me, hey you got
> an IP.
> Well, I did.
>
One thing is, I called HOT on Sunday, and when talking to them, I got an IP
address. So all weekend without Internet.

Now this Friday morning the same thing happened. No IP is offered to me.
> I can see my computer sending requests, but no replays are sent to me.
> I asked them to check that they get my requests, but they don't want to do
> that.
>
Again, all weekend no Internet, and still no IP offered at this time of
writing


>
> Does someone knows why this can happen?
> My guess is that they ran out of IP's, or there is a blocking software on
> the DHCP server which blacks my MAC. (Oh, I didn't change my MAC address for
> checking. I'll do it tonight. )
> My download rate is 300kb, so its very low package, and and it doesn't seem
> to be a bandwidth problem.
>
> What is going there behind the seen with this DHCP server ?
> Can it be my fault?
> I have the white Motorola modem.
>
> Today at night a representative of HOT should call me when I'm back home to
> ..... (CLOSE, RESTART... etc... "What ?!?! its not windows?? How come you
> don't have start button?" well, what can you do.)
>
> Thanks,
> Kfir
>
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