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Comment by throw0101a

Actually it seems that it is not renegotiating everyday: it is expiring and re-requesting.

The way DHCP 'should' work is that when a client is part-way through the lease it should try to renew the IP it already has:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Pro...

* https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2131#section-4.4.5

This allows the client to (hopefully) keep extending the IP it has so that a re-IP does not cause current connections to drop. If the modem is not doing this (can the OP log into it in someway to see logs?), then it is acting as a 'non-ideal' DHCP client.

Until this is sorted out, try rebooting the modem an an 'odd' hour that will not disrupt you during the day. This is no guarantee though: the DHCP server may remember the old/current DHCP lease and simply re-issue it with the same expiration time.

I'm on DSL/PPPoE, so this may not apply, but: my Asus router has a setting that allows it to automatically reboot. I do this at ~04h00 to get a new IP every day so help with privacy concerns. I generally surf with cookies disabled, so these two things help with the low-hanging fruit of simple tracking techniques. (My DSL modem is bridged.)

parent throw0101a 5 years ago

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