Linksys PAP2 keeps renewing IP

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 2

I recieved a notice from my ISP today telling me that a device I'm using is requesting too many DHCP renew's. Looking a snippet of the log they sent me it looks like my PAP2 requests to renew my IP, gets a response, and then immediately requests again.

Quote:

Server, MAC, PC IP, Count
pri-grp3.wlfdle, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., 692

Date Time, DHCP Type, MAC, PC IP, Options
2007-01-19 06:00:03.851, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 06:00:03.837, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,
2007-01-19 06:00:01.844, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 06:00:01.832, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,
2007-01-19 06:00:00.832, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 06:00:00.811, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,
2007-01-19 04:00:04.318, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 04:00:04.301, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,
2007-01-19 04:00:02.412, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 04:00:02.303, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,
2007-01-19 04:00:01.340, ACK, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx..., LEASE 7200 RENEW 3600
2007-01-19 04:00:01.325, Request, 00:xxx..., 72.xxx...,

I've munged the MAC and IP's. What would cause this?

Posts: 2 · New Forum Member Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 2

OK an update. It's actually an RTP300 (they look the same). Vonage customer support tells me my firmware is too new and has "issues" so I'm getting downgraded.

Posts: 29 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Aug 17, 2005 Posts: 29

good to see that you found a solution..... but Im just going to speak from experience.... anyone with a pap2 <---- get somthing else... the pap2 may be small portable etc etc... but all that aint worth crap unless the thing works. I had 2 of these adapters and neither worked properly.... Im on a Mac and everytime i connected to msn. My PAP2 would loose phone service- the solution get the rtp300 - mucho better. and other than the colour the rtp300 and the pap2 look nothing alike. the rtp is like 3 times the size of the pap2

Posts: 92 · Vonage Forum Senior Joined: Aug 01, 2006 Posts: 92

This is a seperate issue that I'm not sure is true or not. Some Rogers customers have been receiving similar letters over the last few weeks.

What makes it unlikely is that multiple devices seem to be affected. Should you experience such an issue I would recommend contacting the support divsion of both Rogers and Vonage.

- Kukk