Slow ethernet speed ?
Slow ethernet speed ?
The lease duration for the desktop is currently 1 week (168 hours), isn't it? I'm wondering why the laptop's lease was originally set to 144 hours... ? Both devices should receive 168 hours through the router now. Is this reflected in "ipconfig /all" for both the desktop and laptop? If not, please share the Lease Obtained and Lease Expired details for each device.
wifi typically includes an additional buffer, causing it to transmit more data with higher latency compared to a wired connection. This is why I use a real gateway server (currently IPFire) to optimize connections and improve network speed over standard routers. That’s why I experience 5ms-9ms connection times on most internet traffic via a CATV cable modem.
The lease duration for the router is configured for one week, but I'm uncertain if it covers only the LAN connection or also includes wireless and laptop connections. The desktop lease appears to be set for eight days, while the laptop lease expiration time is nearly identical but slightly off. Nonetheless, the lease obtained date remains last Wednesday.
This can occur in the router when certain wifi and wire modems divide the link between two networks using a virtual hub rather than relying on a single managed backplane.
That is sort of what I am wondering about.
The PC gets to keep its' lease for 7 days.
The Laptop about twice that.
Too short of lease times can be problematic - I do not see "too short" in either case.
One thought being that the desktop was getting its' DHCP IP address somewhere else.
May have gone down the rabbit hole there....
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Is this your router?
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Thanks. Not sure if the lease times are an issue or not. Would like to resolve that one way or another.
Just seems a bit amiss.
lease times aren't the main concern. It's more about the hardware design, and the Wi-Fi is deliberately delayed to avoid network issues like buffer bloat in some configurations.
The lease times can be changed through the router's web interface. There are multiple DHCP servers available, and you can combine groups of ports and interfaces to set different lease durations. This seems to match the scenario described.
You'd need to connect directly to the router to examine the dchp server configurations. Some DHCP servers allow you to modify lease durations for different ports or interfaces. If we had SSH access to the modem, I could guide you through the changes, but ISPs typically re-flash the modem, removing such access if it wasn't originally set up. They use the SSH connection to manage MOCA WAN bandwidth within the router and reserve it for them.
Exploring further...
Identify the modem/router port linked to the desktop and the Ethernet cable type used for the connection.
Observe the LED indicators on both the modem/router and the desktop.
Can you access the router's admin panel via a browser and input 192.168.0.1? You'll require the router's admin credentials.
the standard appears on a label attached to the modem/router. However, typically it's Custadmin or Cusadmin with the password set as password.
scary isn't it?