Re: Running Redhat and cablemodem - periodic drops that are recovered by restarting dhcpcd

From: BR (brodriguez_at_comcast.MUNGED.net)
Date: 10/04/03 

Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 00:45:29 -0500

On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:11:07 +0000, M Osborne wrote:

> I run RH9 and use Insight Cable Modem service. Cable light always stays
> lit, but about every hour or less I will loose my Internet connection. I
> will have a continuous ping running in the background and see when it
> dies -- I kill off dhcpcd and restart it and then I regain my
> connectivity...EVERY TIME.
>
> Seems odd, huh?
>
> Is there an explanation (and fix) for this, or has someone already
> written a similar script that will kill and restart a service (in my
> case dhcpcd) when 2-3 consecutive packets are lost?
>
> I have made an appointment for a cable guy to come out and look at my
> "intermittent" problem, but I suspect it will be difficult to pinpoint.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

What do your logs say? 

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