My router keeps switching ip addresses and I am concerned

[iamratt]

Throughout the day my internet connection will seemingly drop. I recently started to investigate instead of contact my ISP because they dont seem to be able to tell me what the problem is. When I go to my router screen (192.168.0.1) and go to router status to see the info about my connection, this is what I see:

Normally my ip address is 216.15.x.xxx and my DHCP server is 209.122.64.164

Randomly for 5 or more minutes at a time my ip address will change to 192.168.100.2 and the DHCP will go to 192.168.100.1

During this time my internet connection is dead but it seems that I am still sending packets.

Lately my computer has been randomly restarting as well, but only when I open certain programs. Is it possible that I have a virus of some sort, or that someone is intercepting information by hijacking my internet connection and creating a fake server for my modem to connect to? Please shed some light on the situation. Thanks.

 

[Jomama46]

It looks like the router is set for DHCP and is issuing addresses as it is supposed to. Look for a page on the router to turn off DHCP/

Jomama