DI-624 Random Disconnects

I am having a weird problem with my newly installed DI-624 wireless
router.

I have my main desktop computer, Tivo, and Vonage Broadband Phone
plugged directly into the router, and my laptop is using a wireless
card.

Throughout the day, I have no problems using any device. At
approximately 10pm however, while I am using my desktop, the pop-up
comes up that my network cord has become unplugged, and then 1 second
later, it tells me that I am connected again. This happens every few
minutes. It disconnects my MSN Instant Messenger and I have to
reconnect to it every time.

It appears that my router is 'resetting' itself every few minutes.

If I turn off the wireless radio, the problem goes away. I have tried
various settings on the wireless - from turning off the broadcast of
the SSID to various encryption settings, to no avail. I've unplugged
all appliances off, leaving only my desktop, and it still happens.
The only thing that works is turning off the wireless altogether,
which is not an option as it is how I am using my laptop.

This doesn't happen during the day! Strange!!!

Anyone have this happen? Any ideas??

Mucho thanks!

-Tod Brock
ctbrock@yahoo0000DOT00000com

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> Throughout the day, I have no problems using any device. At
> approximately 10pm however, while I am using my desktop, the pop-up
> comes up that my network cord has become unplugged, and then 1 second
> later, it tells me that I am connected again. This happens every few
> minutes. It disconnects my MSN Instant Messenger and I have to
> reconnect to it every time.
>

It sounds to me like you're using XP with the Wireless Zero Configuration
Service that's dropping the connection as it seeks out other networks in
the area and tries to connect to them. That's if you're using XP.

Duane

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> (E-Mail Removed) (Tod) wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om:
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> >
> > Throughout the day, I have no problems using any device. At
> > approximately 10pm however, while I am using my desktop, the pop-up
> > comes up that my network cord has become unplugged, and then 1 second
> > later, it tells me that I am connected again. This happens every few
> > minutes. It disconnects my MSN Instant Messenger and I have to
> > reconnect to it every time.
> >
>
> It sounds to me like you're using XP with the Wireless Zero Configuration
> Service that's dropping the connection as it seeks out other networks in
> the area and tries to connect to them. That's if you're using XP.
>
> Duane

I am running XP Pro on my desktop and that service is running. Would
that still be an issue even if I am NOT running any type of wireless
connection on that machine? I have it connected to the hub via
ethernet cord - I don't even have a wireless card/pci card installed
on it.

Thanks again for the info...

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> > (E-Mail Removed) (Tod) wrote in
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> >
> > >
> > > Throughout the day, I have no problems using any device. At
> > > approximately 10pm however, while I am using my desktop, the pop-up
> > > comes up that my network cord has become unplugged, and then 1 second
> > > later, it tells me that I am connected again. This happens every few
> > > minutes. It disconnects my MSN Instant Messenger and I have to
> > > reconnect to it every time.
> > >
> >
> > It sounds to me like you're using XP with the Wireless Zero
Configuration
> > Service that's dropping the connection as it seeks out other networks in
> > the area and tries to connect to them. That's if you're using XP.
> >
> > Duane
>
> I am running XP Pro on my desktop and that service is running. Would
> that still be an issue even if I am NOT running any type of wireless
> connection on that machine? I have it connected to the hub via
> ethernet cord - I don't even have a wireless card/pci card installed
> on it.
>
> Thanks again for the info...


Well if you not using wireless on the XP machine then that may not be your
problem.

However, WZCS running on the machine can be a security issue as malware can
use the WZCS to make a phone call home as its dependencies are NIDS UserMode
I/O Protocol and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) . My Linksys WPC11 utility was
using WZCS to make phone calls home and a couple people reported the use
NIDS UserMode I/O Protocol was being used by malware to make a phone call
home and didn't know how until WZCS was pointed out on the XP O/S as the
means and the machines were not wireless.

WZCS is disabled on all my machines. One should shutdown all unneeded
services on the NT based O/S. WZCS is on the Win 2K O/S but is shutdown by
default.

One should *harden* the O/S to attack.

http://www.uksecurityonline.com/index5.php

Either the router is defective and one should take it back and get another
one as they make them like pop corn and you can run into a defective batch.
Or it's becoming defective possibly due to it not being protected by a UPS
AVR that provides clean from spikes, brownouts and blackouts electrical
power. The routers don't like bad power.

Duane

I found out the problem after holding on the phone to DLink support.
It is my cordless phone, which runs on 2.4mhz as well. I'm using
Vonage, which is plugged directly into the router, but my phone system
throughout the house is via cordless phones (since Vonage renders your
existing phone wiring useless).

The solution is to either change my phones to another frequency (ie,
buy a new phone system that runs on 900 or the new 5.8 mhz) OR change
my router to run 802.11a - which is not an option with the version I
have.

So here I go phone shopping.......

Thanks for the help!

One last followup -

I was able to change the channel of my router (from 6 to 1), which
allowed me to keep my existing phone setup. It has run for 2 nights
now without one hitch!

-Tod

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> One last followup -
>
> I was able to change the channel of my router (from 6 to 1), which
> allowed me to keep my existing phone setup. It has run for 2 nights
> now without one hitch!
>
> -Tod
>

Very good!

Duane

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> One last followup -
>
> I was able to change the channel of my router (from 6 to 1), which
> allowed me to keep my existing phone setup. It has run for 2 nights
> now without one hitch!
>
> -Tod

Are you still able to get the Super G functionality out of it running
on channel 1? When I enable Super G it defualts to channel 6. D-link
has proved to be crap since I got it, I am very mad.