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Old 17-01-2005, 14:53   #22
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Re: Annoying Router /Cable problem
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Originally Posted by Robtor
Ok here's a screenie of one of the computers:


http://wwwusers.brookes.ac.uk/03109189/untitled.jpg
I would suggest that you change the DHCP lease time on the router, as it appear to be giving a one day lease..

to do this -
connect to the router on 192.168.1.1 from a browser
click on the dhcp tab
these should be a "lease time" box - this is in minutes - but IIRC setting it to 0 gives the max time.
It appears that the lease is expiring and then the system can no longer connect.( I had one of these routers until recently, and did not have this issue)

It may also be worth checking how many DHCP addresses you have allowed (on the same tab), and making sure that it is high enough to allow all your devices (including any printers/PDAs etc) to get a unique IP address.

HTH
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