WAN_Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly.

[Allan Marcus]

SOLVED (for me): I had the same issue with comcast and an ASUS RT-N66U. Went through all the trouble shooting with comcast. Called ASUS and, after some testing, they told me the router wasn't compatible with my new Netgear Nighthawk CM1150V cable modem. Called comcast back, and two things were different. First, she said my modem wasn't registered properly (even though the online registration seemed to work and I had internet access if I plugged pc directly into modem). So she did a manual registration. Second, in addition to sending a Restart signal to my modem, she also sent a ping to my modem. Suddenly the error message went away and everything worked. No one else at comcast had sent the ping.

Anyone can send a ping to a an IP address. That is unlikely the answer. Have the modem not registered properly certainly could be a solution. They might also have just been saying that as a placebo. Who knows; maybe they did something, maybe they just sent a restart. I haven't seen the issue on my router since Jul 11, but it happened many times on Jul 11, and just a few times before that. It possible merlin firmware updates have resolved the issue.

 

[abir1909]

Anyone can send a ping to a an IP address. That is unlikely the answer. Have the modem not registered properly certainly could be a solution. They might also have just been saying that as a placebo. Who knows; maybe they did something, maybe they just sent a restart. I haven't seen the issue on my router since Jul 11, but it happened many times on Jul 11, and just a few times before that. It possible merlin firmware updates have resolved the issue.

Hi Allan, were you able to solve that problem? i am getting that error for the past week. have to reboot the router every time to get the internet back. i restored the router and it didnt solve the problem.
i have AC86U with the latest firmware. thanks

 

[Allan Marcus]

Hi Allan, were you able to solve that problem? i am getting that error for the past week. have to reboot the router every time to get the internet back. i restored the router and it didnt solve the problem.
i have AC86U with the latest firmware. thanks

First off, There is a big icon in the internet status box, and I didn't realize I could click on that to get connection info! Also to force a renew (WAN off/on). Try that before rebooting.

Comcast replaced the wire from the curb to my house. I think that helped. I also had the modem itself replaced. Both happened at the same time, no can’t tell which might happened help.

I also wrote a script to check the status of the external connection. It runs every minute, and uses very little resources. If the external connection is in the wrong state (see which variables I’m checking), it renews the lease. If you need it, I can post it, but you need to know how to use ssh.

 

[SomeWhereOverTheRainBow]

First off, There is a big icon in the internet status box, and I didn't realize I could click on that to get connection info! Also to force a renew (WAN off/on). Try that before rebooting.

Comcast replaced the wire from the curb to my house. I think that helped. I also had the modem itself replaced. Both happened at the same time, no can’t tell which might happened help.

I also wrote a script to check the status of the external connection. It runs every minute, and uses very little resources. If the external connection is in the wrong state (see which variables I’m checking), it renews the lease. If you need it, I can post it, but you need to know how to use ssh.

I would like to know your script on how you renew the lease.

 

[Allan Marcus]

#!/bin/sh
# Purpose: script to add the ip check script to cron
# Author: Allan Marcus under GPL version 2.x or above
# /jffs/scripts/services-start
# -------------------------------------------------------------
# cru command
# https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-add-cron-job-on-asuswrt-merlin-wifi-router/
cru a ipcheck "*/2 * * * * /jffs/scripts/ip_check.sh"   
logger "*** added ip_check.sh to cron"
# chmod a+rx /jffs/scripts/*






#!/bin/sh
# Purpose: restart the DHCP lease process if no external IP detected
# Author: Allan Marcus under GPL version 2.x or above
# -------------------------------------------------------------
# remember to make this script executable
# /jffs/scripts/ip_check.sh

# set the default
RESET=0

# get the external IP address
# could use:
# nvram get wan0_realip_ip
# nvram get wan0_ipaddr
# but the ifconfig command seems more reliable and return the correct IP faster
myIP=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | /bin/grep 'inet addr' | /usr/bin/cut -d: -f2 | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}'`

if [ -z "$myIP" ]
then
        RESET=1
fi

# get the WAN state
wan0_auxstate_t=`nvram get nvram get wan0_auxstate_t`

if [ $wan0_auxstate_t != "0" ]
then
        RESET=1
        logger "*** wan0_auxstate_t = $wan0_auxstate_t - will reset"
fi

# if needed, reset the WAN

if [ $RESET == 1 ]
then
        logger "*** releasing lease" 
        killall -SIGUSR2 udhcpc
        sleep 5
        logger "*** renewing lease" 
        killall -SIGUSR1 udhcpc
        sleep 1
        myIP=`/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | /bin/grep 'inet addr' | /usr/bin/cut -d: -f2 | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}'`
        sleep 1
        logger "*** external IP address is $myIP"
#else
        #logger "*** external IP address is $myIP and wan0_auxstate_t = $wan0_auxstate_t"
fi

 

[abir1909]

First off, There is a big icon in the internet status box, and I didn't realize I could click on that to get connection info! Also to force a renew (WAN off/on). Try that before rebooting.

Comcast replaced the wire from the curb to my house. I think that helped. I also had the modem itself replaced. Both happened at the same time, no can’t tell which might happened help.

I also wrote a script to check the status of the external connection. It runs every minute, and uses very little resources. If the external connection is in the wrong state (see which variables I’m checking), it renews the lease. If you need it, I can post it, but you need to know how to use ssh.

Thanks Allen, and thanks for the script, will give it a try.

 

[Vax]

When dealing with DOCSIS cablemodem, it's important to power down the modem for a good 5-15 minutes whenever you are moving the modem to a different client (be it a different router, or connecting a PC directly to it). Cable providers will generally only provide a single DHCP lease to the first MAC address they see. Leaving the modem powered down for an extended period of time will ensure that the existing MAC will be flushed from their end.

This probably just saved me hours of fiddling. Indeed I either had to wait 60+ minutes (my ISP lease time) to switch over from N66U to the new RT-AC86U. Or, after reading your comment I just spoofed the N66U's MAC on the RT-AC86U's WAN port and boom connected thank you Merlin!

 

[vblackman]

wan0_auxstate_t=`nvram get nvram get wan0_auxstate_t`

This is mistake?

 

[Allan Marcus]

This is mistake?

Nope, why do you ask?

 

[Martineau]

Nope, why do you ask?

Because the syntax you posted is incorrect?

echo `nvram get nvram get wan0_auxstate_t`

usage: nvram [get name] [set name=value] [unset name] [show] [commit] [save] [restore] [erase] [fb_save file]
usage: nvram [save_ap file] [save_rp_2g file] [save_rp_5g file] [save_rp_5g2 file]

it should be

 echo `nvram get wan0_auxstate_t`

0

 

[camedia]

I have had this problem on my AC68P with Comcast/Xfinity on and off for years. I have a dual WAN setup and my secondary WAN is a mobile hotspot with a Google Fi data SIM. Failing over to Google Fi would cost me extra money, so I wrote a script to turn on a red light near my TV and restart WAN0 when it occurs. In the past few months the problem went away without any changes on my end, but it suddenly came back last Monday evening. And it was really bad - there were over 20 failovers everyday. Last night I decided to change Network Monitoring under Dual WAN from Ping to DNS Query. I had no disconnects for an entire day. Tonight I changed it back from DNS Query to Ping, and the problem came back within 30 minutes.

 

[supo]

Hi all, I'm literally going crazy trying to find a fix for this WAN_Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly error. I have a Asus ac86u modem brand new one, and previously I had ac66u which I have been using for years without an issue. But ever since I got a new modem/router from my ISP 2 months ago which is a Sagemcom 3890 V3 (DOCSIS modem I suppose), I started to have this DHCP problem. I had a Sagemcom V3686 previously for years and never had this issue with my Asus router.

I tried everything I can think of, however every ~50 hours I loose my internet connection and to establish a connection again I can just unplug the ethernet cable from the back of the modem and plug it back again. No need to restart the modem or the Asus... I tried latest stock fw and also merling fw but it doesn't help. I tried changing quiet a few settings as much as I can but no help. As far as I understand this is a Asus issue? I mean people with this problem have different kind of modems but Asus routers are the culprit here?

 

[shareonline]

Hi all, I'm literally going crazy trying to find a fix for this WAN_Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly error. I have a Asus ac86u modem brand new one, and previously I had ac66u which I have been using for years without an issue. But ever since I got a new modem/router from my ISP 2 months ago which is a Sagemcom 3890 V3 (DOCSIS modem I suppose), I started to have this DHCP problem. I had a Sagemcom V3686 previously for years and never had this issue with my Asus router.

I tried everything I can think of, however every ~50 hours I loose my internet connection and to establish a connection again I can just unplug the ethernet cable from the back of the modem and plug it back again. No need to restart the modem or the Asus... I tried latest stock fw and also merling fw but it doesn't help. I tried changing quiet a few settings as much as I can but no help. As far as I understand this is a Asus issue? I mean people with this problem have different kind of modems but Asus routers are the culprit here?

I have the exact same problem here..
My ISP is Yousee (Denmark) and have tried both Sagemcom 3890 V2 and Sagemcom 3890 V3. 3 Brand new from ISP.
It is pretty clear to me that this is an Asus bug. Right now i'm trying an older Merlin FW to see if it's at fault, but i need to give a couple of days each time i test. Mine happens approx every 50-60 hours.

 

[shareonline]

I have changed my configuration to a double NAT scenario where I disabled everything (dhcp, wifi, etc) from the cable modem and forwarded all traffic to my Ac1900.
This has now been running stable for a week now..
It's this bridge mode setup that's trouble. But running double NAT is less than ideal..

Really hope that Merlin or anyone else can figure out what the problem is.
Maybe a more granually settings based WAN dhcp mode? You know a manual setting of the dhcp pool frequency rather than just two settings?

 

[biggzsizzle]

You're not alone,... I updated my ac68u to 384.15 and now I get this same mess,... I have to go to WAN settings, scroll all the way down and hit Apply,...a minute later, I'm back online. I hate it....no one seems to have an answer. I mean I have a very non-complicated setup, AC68U as a router, AC1900p as a AiMesh node,...factory reset after updating,....I mean, WTH is going on?

 

[Zonkd]

My Ac86U also still has this issue from time to time. It used to occur constantly at least once every 48 hours. Now it only happens occasionally maybe every two or three weeks but is still a huge nuisance. Happened to me just a week ago. The AC86U is good when it works but very unreliable. Even gets stuck during soft reboot. ASUS QC is lacking. If you’ve got this problem you’re probably not going to be able to fix it. Get a new router.

 

[dlandiss]

running double NAT is less than ideal

I suspect that a large percentage of us are running double-NAT. Sometimes bridge-mode is hard to find in the modem setup.

I run double-NAT here (WAN-to-modem, modem-to-router) and sometimes even triple with a third network on 10.1.1.xxx for setting up hardware to go into other homes. I can see no meaningful difference in speed or latency down at the third level -- still getting 9 to 10ms ping and 230Mbps downstream from my "200Mbps" Spectrum feed.

 

[kosander]

I had to register here to reply to you who are suffering from this "bug" on Asus routers.

I have RT-N66U and had these problems with Cisco cable modem previously (I have used 4G-modem for almost 3 years now). Recently I reactivated the cable modem subscription because of lack of bandwidth on the 4G. I received a new cable modem (Technicolor CGA2121) from my ISP Telia and changed it to bridge mode with Asus RT-N66U. Randomly between 2-4 days the connection went down with the message "Your ISPs dhcp did not function properly". I bought a new RT-AX58U and the problem persisted. I changed the WAN dhcp query frequency from "aggressive" to "normal", did not help. Then I copied my Lenovo's LAN-adapter MAC-address to the Asus WAN mac address. Now the connection has been stable for almost two weeks!

 

[Vexira]

I had to register here to reply to you who are suffering from this "bug" on Asus routers.

I have RT-N66U and had these problems with Cisco cable modem previously (I have used 4G-modem for almost 3 years now). Recently I reactivated the cable modem subscription because of lack of bandwidth on the 4G. I received a new cable modem (Technicolor CGA2121) from my ISP Telia and changed it to bridge mode with Asus RT-N66U. Randomly between 2-4 days the connection went down with the message "Your ISPs dhcp did not function properly". I bought a new RT-AX58U and the problem persisted. I changed the WAN dhcp query frequency from "aggressive" to "normal", did not help. Then I copied my Lenovo's LAN-adapter MAC-address to the Asus WAN mac address. Now the connection has been stable for almost two weeks!

There is a fix form Asus call dhcp continuous mode, it should be in a future firmware soon.

 

[kosander]

There is a fix form Asus call dhcp continuous mode, it should be in a future firmware soon.

Nice to know, thanks! Today my connection went down during web-browsing and the same old message in the log "WAN Connection: ISP's DHCP did not function properly."