linksys befw11s4 v.4 issues

if anyone can help me understand this/these problems i'd appreciate it.
i'm convinced it stems from the router, not the internet service
itself because it never happens when i'm connected directly to the
modem. so here it is.
there are times when the connection is fine for a while and then
suddenly cuts out. there are times when after i reset both modem and
router the connection is alive for 30 seconds and then cuts, repeating
like that for more than an hour. there are two windows comps wired to
the router and one mac wireless. I have the latest firmware, i'm using
wep, on auto speed/duplex, optimized mtu....even filtered out
gnutella's ports to save on bandwidth (separate question here...does
that last step even make a difference)...yet this keeps happening over
and over again. i haven't tested this long enough to see if it matters
but i know when i disable the wireless download speeds on the two wired
pcs skyrocket...it's the wireless-b router...should i get a
g-compatible router, or are there any other ideas...i'd prefer to keep
wep on cuz honestly, there are a lot of freeloaders around that
frustrated us before it was on...thanks for your help

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> if anyone can help me understand this/these problems i'd appreciate it.
> i'm convinced it stems from the router, not the internet service
> itself because it never happens when i'm connected directly to the
> modem. so here it is.
> there are times when the connection is fine for a while and then
> suddenly cuts out. there are times when after i reset both modem and
> router the connection is alive for 30 seconds and then cuts, repeating
> like that for more than an hour. there are two windows comps wired to
> the router and one mac wireless. I have the latest firmware, i'm using
> wep, on auto speed/duplex, optimized mtu....even filtered out
> gnutella's ports to save on bandwidth (separate question here...does
> that last step even make a difference)...yet this keeps happening over
> and over again. i haven't tested this long enough to see if it matters
> but i know when i disable the wireless download speeds on the two wired
> pcs skyrocket...it's the wireless-b router...should i get a
> g-compatible router, or are there any other ideas...i'd prefer to keep
> wep on cuz honestly, there are a lot of freeloaders around that
> frustrated us before it was on...thanks for your help
>
I had a lot of trouble with this router until I downgraded (!) the firmware.
I now use v 1.50.10 and everything is fine.

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>if anyone can help me understand this/these problems i'd appreciate it.
> i'm convinced it stems from the router, not the internet service
>itself because it never happens when i'm connected directly to the
>modem.

I have a BEFW11S4 v4 at home. I have it because I had to exchange it
for a different model at a customers. It would hang erratically. I
can hang it with large file transfers, Bittorrent, and streaming
video. The firmware version doesn't seem to make any difference. See:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.i...bf17719681b173
for a previous thread on the same subject. Sorry no fix and none
expected from Linksys.

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Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

I had a number of these in my stores. Same problems. I finally gave up and
replaced them with cheap Netgear and CompUSA brand wireless routers ($29.99
and $9.99 each after rebatesrespectively). All my problems have been
solved!

Note: The CompUSA brand 802.11g router is particularly impressive. It is
the only cheap router that I have seen so far that can be configured to run
as a repeater. The firmware has been rock solid.

Mike Schumann

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> if anyone can help me understand this/these problems i'd appreciate it.
> i'm convinced it stems from the router, not the internet service
> itself because it never happens when i'm connected directly to the
> modem. so here it is.
> there are times when the connection is fine for a while and then
> suddenly cuts out. there are times when after i reset both modem and
> router the connection is alive for 30 seconds and then cuts, repeating
> like that for more than an hour. there are two windows comps wired to
> the router and one mac wireless. I have the latest firmware, i'm using
> wep, on auto speed/duplex, optimized mtu....even filtered out
> gnutella's ports to save on bandwidth (separate question here...does
> that last step even make a difference)...yet this keeps happening over
> and over again. i haven't tested this long enough to see if it matters
> but i know when i disable the wireless download speeds on the two wired
> pcs skyrocket...it's the wireless-b router...should i get a
> g-compatible router, or are there any other ideas...i'd prefer to keep
> wep on cuz honestly, there are a lot of freeloaders around that
> frustrated us before it was on...thanks for your help
>

thanks guys...much obliged...guess i'll just replace it...
hope to return the favor some day

Mike Schumann wrote:
> I had a number of these in my stores. Same problems. I finally gave up and
> replaced them with cheap Netgear and CompUSA brand wireless routers ($29.99
> and $9.99 each after rebatesrespectively). All my problems have been
> solved!
>
> Note: The CompUSA brand 802.11g router is particularly impressive. It is
> the only cheap router that I have seen so far that can be configured to run
> as a repeater. The firmware has been rock solid.
>
> Mike Schumann
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> > if anyone can help me understand this/these problems i'd appreciate it.
> > i'm convinced it stems from the router, not the internet service
> > itself because it never happens when i'm connected directly to the
> > modem. so here it is.
> > there are times when the connection is fine for a while and then
> > suddenly cuts out. there are times when after i reset both modem and
> > router the connection is alive for 30 seconds and then cuts, repeating
> > like that for more than an hour. there are two windows comps wired to
> > the router and one mac wireless. I have the latest firmware, i'm using
> > wep, on auto speed/duplex, optimized mtu....even filtered out
> > gnutella's ports to save on bandwidth (separate question here...does
> > that last step even make a difference)...yet this keeps happening over
> > and over again. i haven't tested this long enough to see if it matters
> > but i know when i disable the wireless download speeds on the two wired
> > pcs skyrocket...it's the wireless-b router...should i get a
> > g-compatible router, or are there any other ideas...i'd prefer to keep
> > wep on cuz honestly, there are a lot of freeloaders around that
> > frustrated us before it was on...thanks for your help
> >