PPPoE issues

[Loukios]

My router (RT-AX86U) seems to have some issues with connecting to PPPoE (could be ISP's fault not router). It seems to connect successfully then immediately disconnect and try to connect again which fails because my ISP have some kind of rate-limit by mac address on PPPoE login attempts. This prevents my router from connecting for +-10mins. Manually changing my mac address get it to instantly connect correctly. I'm wondering if there's a way to randomize the mac address on each PPPoE connection attempt.

 

[jksmurf]

My router (RT-AX86U) seems to have some issues with connecting to PPPoE (could be ISP's fault not router). It seems to connect successfully then immediately disconnect and try to connect again which fails because my ISP have some kind of rate-limit by mac address on PPPoE login attempts. This prevents my router from connecting for +-10mins. Manually changing my mac address get it to instantly connect correctly. I'm wondering if there's a way to randomize the mac address on each PPPoE connection attempt.

Not 100% sure if this is related but worth a shot to try and change the setting (if it’s in aggressive or continuous mode) to normal, to check:

So what is the point of Aggressive DHCP query frequency?

I turned mine to normal. Seems to get a lease from my ISP for 8 hours, and renews with 4 hours to go. I did this specifically because supposedly some ISPs have blocked/banned people because their routers do this too often. I'm with Charter and they were one of the ISPs mentioned. What's...

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Solved - UPDATE: No longer required. See thread. - [Feature request] Option for DHCP Query Frequency Backoff Mode

Current options for WAN DHCP query frequency are: Normal: When router does not get a response from ISP, send another query after 120 seconds and make 2 more attempts. Aggressive: When router does not get a response from ISP, send another query after 20 seconds and make 3 more attempts...

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Then of course there’s folks that have fixed it by replacing a cable to the modem or switching off the modem for a minute and switching it back on again…

 

[Loukios]

Not 100% sure if this is related but worth a shot to try and change the setting (if it’s in aggressive or continuous mode) to normal, to check:

So what is the point of Aggressive DHCP query frequency?

I turned mine to normal. Seems to get a lease from my ISP for 8 hours, and renews with 4 hours to go. I did this specifically because supposedly some ISPs have blocked/banned people because their routers do this too often. I'm with Charter and they were one of the ISPs mentioned. What's...

www.snbforums.com

Solved - UPDATE: No longer required. See thread. - [Feature request] Option for DHCP Query Frequency Backoff Mode

Current options for WAN DHCP query frequency are: Normal: When router does not get a response from ISP, send another query after 120 seconds and make 2 more attempts. Aggressive: When router does not get a response from ISP, send another query after 20 seconds and make 3 more attempts...

www.snbforums.com

Then of course there’s folks that have fixed it by replacing a cable to the modem or switching off the modem for a minute and switching it back on again…

Thank you. I was surprised how I missed that option. Turns out that it's not shown when I select PPPoE as WAN connection type.

 

[Loukios]

I still think a Mac address randomizer would be awesome.