sounds like you're getting ethernet OK, but that part of the ether.. isn't joined to the ..net
so to speak.
Is it connected via a PoE injector or PoE switch?
are other devices on the switch still able to ping the IPO?
Can you ping the IPO OK from same switch port?
If on injector, is lead from wall to injector or switch to injector OK?
there aren't multiple DHCP's running or somehting silly?
Does the DHCP/ DC show an Avaya MAC address as being given a valid address?
I've had older IP phones happy to run on older firmware until one day, nup... no more! firmware needing upgrade.
have also had IP phones with really mucked up numbers randomly.
maybe caused by interference from electric rail service running very close to their building or affecting their power we suspect? have had phones that worked perfectly on other parts of the site moved to there and vice versa, and the IP address details randomly turn to crap.
Only happens in that geographic location. anyone had similar? same symptom, Discover....