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Ignitionnet · 28-02-2011, 07:25

OK I read the thread properly this time.

Yes - it's exactly that. Until the cable modem sees a DHCP transaction it doesn't talk to CPE and won't add it to its clients table. Odd way of doing things but I do get why it is done.

28-02-2011, 07:25	#8
Ignitionnet Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Age: 47 Posts: 13,995	Re: Intermittent L3 Connection Loss - Bad DHCP? OK I read the thread properly this time. Yes - it's exactly that. Until the cable modem sees a DHCP transaction it doesn't talk to CPE and won't add it to its clients table. Odd way of doing things but I do get why it is done.