Router Issues

[JAGeAkurei]

Ok last week the cable guy came by to burry a new line they had put in at my place several months back. Ever since my connection has been acting very funny. I will call the company eventually as talking to them is like driving nails into my ears listening to their stupidity.

Here's the problem I think they caused, any solutions or ideas would be very appreciated

Running a Linksys 2.4 wireless G(the one that has a ton of hardline ports and wifi)

On this router, which is being used as a Gateway, there are three computers. I'm going to call them Master/Laptop/Slave for future purposes.

Master is hardlined directly to the router & is usually cloned via the router to spoof Master's mac address to the ISP. Usually assigned the standard 192.168.1.101 on the dhcp table. (And this is vital as if it is anything but that the entire online system fails)

Laptop is hardlined directly to the router, and is cloned to show up as Master as well MAC wise, but is assigned 1.102 this can be assigned any available dhcp and still function properly.

Slave is running off the wifi side of the router in a different room. And is usually assigned 1.103, and like the laptop it doesn't matter what dhcp is assigned.

Now normally I could turn the systems off in any order and it would remember these dhcp tables. Since last week if I don't turn off Master last, or boot Master first it re-assignes the DHCP table which then borks the entire isp.(And usually causes an auto-release of my gateway/dns/real ip.)

Working example:
Master 192.168.1.101
Laptop 192.168.1.102
Slav 192.168.1.103

What's been happening since last week
Laptop 192.168.1.101
Slav 192.168.1.102
Master 192.168.1.103

Sometimes even (which shouldn't even be possible lolz)
Laptop 192.168.1.102
Slav 192.168.1.103
Master 192.168.1.104

1. Any thoughts on a means of getting it back to the way it was, so that the dhcp table is static once I set it, regardless of boot order.

2. Should I just call the isp and threaten them with impending digital and physical doom via viri out the ass/katana+shotgun.

3. Is it possible they put a box on my node to track my usage which is giving me the odd 102/103/104? I have tracked some random stuff and do use more bandwidth than my entire neighborhood :confused:


Either way any help thoughts would be appreciated, clearly I can get it to work, but jumping through 15 hoops every morning is getting annoying.

[JAGeBoyle]

I cant think of what they could of done to cause the problem your having now.. Sadly when you call them your going to want to rip your hair out at the text book solutions they try to give. They will also probly not help you because you made a network. My pathetic isp is like that. Minute you say your running your own network they wont help.

Best thing you can do is ask them to pull the work order and see exactly what was done to your line and connection in the office.

[JAGeAkurei]

Well my ISP is kinda retarded, whenever they do ANY maintence to ANY "location" on a node they shut down that entire node for the duration. Whenever they've done this have always had similar probs, these of late just seem bit worse.

And yes I have to social engineer them when I talk to them, as mine too get real dumb and real quiet the moment you mention *gasp* networks.

Make all the questions hypothetical like
"Well what if I wanted to put a router on my system one day? I know you don't support it but how would that work?"

"I'm having some problems, does your account DB store my cable box mac, or my pc mac?"

and the like.

Oh well, thanks for the speed reply boyle was hopin you'd be one of the first. Will keep tinkering.

[JAGeDurf]

i can hear the phone call now. " MY internet isnt working right since you buried the cables". Oh i see what problems are you having?"its not working right see i have this routed through this" ROuted ? whats that? then he says did you try the power cord? Did you try connecting the usb/ethernet cables? Are you sure you paid your cable bill? Are you on drugs? Then you fall asleep and he hangs up on you.
-DURFY