[Ham-Mac] AR-Cluster Drop Outs (Solved)

[Steve Hellyer]

Note... It is possible some DSL providers have set a timeout on their  
end.  It's a negotiated PPPoE link. If you put zero as timeout they  
may override with a default value they set.  By placing a value you  
maybe negotiating a longer link status. Cable modem providers don't  
do this it's not a PPPoE connection instead they use DHCP. Even then  
DHCP has a TTL (Time to Live).

Addresses are "usually" re-negotiated and if possible you are given  
the same TCP/IP address but it does depend on equipment abilities  
used at ISP and configurations on them.  Many timea the re-negotiated  
link happens so fast people or even applications don't realize they  
happen. But if your router negotiates a new TCP/IP address your link  
will be gone and you will have to re-login to cluster node.

The Apple Airport base station I use has the "Stay Connect Always"  
check-box checked and seems to like to stay connected. My ISP must  
have set-up their equipment to concur with that TTL. :-)

Cheers,

Steve

On 23-May-06, at 2:03 PM, David Anderson GM4JJJ wrote:

> On my Netgear DG834G ADSL router the idle timeout is zero (by  
> default) and I have no problems.
>
> Generally zero means that the connection stays alive:
>
> From the help files:
>
> Idle Timeout
>
> An idle Internet connection will be terminated after this time period.
>
> If this value is zero (0), then the connection will be "kept alive"  
> by re-connecting immediately whenever the connection is lost.
>
>
>
>
> On 23 May 2006, at 17:23, Dick Kriss wrote:
>
>> This is a follow up to my 5/21/06 posting to let everyone know the  
>> drop out
>> problem with my D-Link Router has been found and FIXED.
>>
>> The D-Link factory default setting for Maximum Idle time is zero.   
>> I feel
>> sure this was causing me to drop the connection with the AB5K-2 AR  
>> Cluster.
>> The fix was easy....just add a number and the drop outs stopped.   
>> I am
>> testing with 500 minutes.
>>
>> If you are using a D-Link DI-524 (or other brand) wireless router,  I
>> suggest you check your Maximum Idle Time setting.  The zero was  
>> causing me
>> to drop out of the AR Cluster.
>>
>> 73, Dick AA5VU
>>
>
> 73
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