DHCP internet connection - HOT+BEZEQINT - Not getting IP

[Lior Kaplan]

The last time I didn't get IP through DHCP, it was because the settings at
HOT were reset to dailer connection.
A quick call to the ISP and HOT solved the problem.

Kaplan

2010/11/21 Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir at gmail.com>

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>
> 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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