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>I have a DSL connection with a Linksys WRTG54G router (with the latest
>firmware).
What hardware version of the WRT54G? The v5 and v6 models seem to
have a tendency to hang.
What are you using for a wireless client computer and adapter?
Changing the router isn't going to help if the client computer is the
problem.
>I keep getting disconnected, most of the time I have to
>power cycle the router and then it works fine. I've tried diffrent
>channels, contacted Linksys support, they can't help me, keep telling
>me my router is a deffective one, which is the 2nd one I've gone
>through so I don't think thats the case.
Did they replace it with the exact same hardware version?
>I've tried a 10.0.0.x ip
>address, still the same. Set up the router to keep alive 30 sec.
The keep alive is for the WAN port, not the LAN.
>I had the router upstairs, moved it downstairs, same problem.
>Personnaly I don't think it's a wireless issue as well because I lose
>connection on the wired computer. I had a D-link router, had
>connection problems, tried it at my gf's house, no problems there
>(also has a DSL connection with same settings that I had). My friend
>has the same problem as I have, except he has a cable connection.
I'm lost. Could you re-write this description? Please include what
model D-Link router and what you used for client computers for
testing. Does your friend with the "same" problem also a different
client computer, or the same one that you're using for testing?
>When I connect dirrectly to the computer I don't have a problem, so
>that leaves my ISP out of the question.
Connect directly how? I assume you mean directly via ethernet between
the computer and the DSL modem.
>Am I really that unlucky that
>I've had 2 defective routers?
It's unlikely that two routers would be defective unless the entire
series of routers was defective. That might be the problem. See:
<http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/26843/51/>
Note that this also applies to the V6 but not the V7 models.
The V5 and V6 versions also can't handle much traffic or connections.
See table at:
http://smallnetbuilder.com/component...189/chart,124/
and select "Number of simultaneous connection". The v5 mutation can
only handle 8 simultaneous connections.
I've returned for credit or exchange all the v5 and v6 routers I've
blundered across, so I have minimal personal experience with these
losers.
>I use WPA personal security could that
>be the issue??
Maybe. If the key refresh time coincides with the disconnects, it
could be a WPA issue. It's on the Wireless Security Page:
<http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/WRT54G/v5/1.00.6/WSecurity.htm>
and defaults to 3600 seconds. Duz it disconnect every 60 minutes?
>Let me know what you guys think.
I think your description is rather disorganized but I get the idea. In
your followup, you disclosed that you're seeing a red "x" on the
connection in the system tray. That means you've lost the wireless
connection. That could be many things. Old firmware, old drivers on
the client, interference, weak signal, reflections, position of the
moon, etc. So, lets start with the easy ones and you get to fill in
the blanks.
1. Update router firmware.
2. Update client firmware and drivers.
3. Verify that you have decent signal to noise ratio.
4. Test in an interference free environment (i.e. a dungeon).
5. Sniff for interference with Kismet running on a Linux LiveCD. This
will show networks that don't broadcast their SSID.
6. etc (gotta run...)
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