The R10 IP address keeps changing...

[richr69]

I have my DTivo R10 (6.1) networked/HMO/MRV and have the networking menu patch. Today I try to telnet to it and would not connected. I checked the IP address, Router address and the DNS, and they have all changed :confused:. This is the third time it has happened. Does anybody have an idea why that is or has experienced this.

Thank you.

[ronnythunder]

sounds like dhcp. if you're using static, did you inhibit dhcp? if you're using dhcp, is your lease time too short?

ronny

[richr69]

Yes, I assigned a static IP address in the rc.sysinit.author file. I have '/sbin/dhclient.disabled', which I believe disables the dhclient i.e. renamed 'dhclient' to 'dhclient.disabled'.

I am able through the Network menu re-enter the IP information, but I don't want to keep doing this. ANy other thoughts.

[ronnythunder]

what doe it change from/to?

ronny

[richr69]

The IP address changes from 192.168.2.101 to 192.168.1.25.
The mask remains the same 255.255.255.0
DNS changes from 4.2.2.2 to 0.0.0.0.
I don't remember what the router IP address changes to.

[Jamie]

You'll be better off if you don't mess with the network settings behind the tivo softwares back.

Don't do any network configuration in your rc scripts. Do it all via the tivo menus.

Don't rename dhclient. Just make sure you have a static rather than dynamic network configuration setup in the tivo menus.

[ronnythunder]

this almost has to be a script somewhere that you're not expecting. something in the /etc/rc.d hierarchy is running something that's setting that ip.

ronny