Cable modem & DHCP (one minor problem)

[jcallen at narsil.com (Jerry Callen)]

Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 
> I have found a similar thing. I can't point you to a reference, but
> apparently, mediaone's dhcp is a bit non-standard...

Several of us with SonicWall's have had DHCP problems, too. In at least some
cases, power cycling the cable modem prior to attempting lease acquisition has
helped.

If you were to obtain a tcpdump of the failed attempts, I'm certain that
the people at SonicWall would be delighted to have it:

	kevinv at sonicwall.com

Tell 'em Jerry sent you. :-)

Does anyone have any hard data on this supposed mediaone DHCP issue?

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