Linksys W11S4PC11 wireless router disconnects from internet

I bought the Linksys W11S4PC11 wireless kit with the wireless adapter
recently and I've had problems from day 1. My cable modem service is
via OptimumOnline. That appears to be working fine. I am connecting
via two IBM Laptops - one is a T20 running Windows XP Pro with the
Linksys wireless adapter that came with the router; the other is a T40
also running Windows XP Professional with an internal CISCO PCI
wireless LAN adapter.

The problem is that after a few hours (maybe 1 or 2) of surfing the
web, I lose my connection to the internet on both machines. The
wireless icon on the system tray says that I'm still connected to my
SSID with a 'Very_Good' or 'Excellent' signal.

All the lights on the cable modem and linksys router indicate that
everything is fine i.e. cable modem is still connected to internet;
router is still connected to modem but I can't connect to the
internet; power is on etc.

What appears to fix the problem is a hard reboot of both the router
and the cable modem and then everything works ok again...for another 2
hours or so, 3 if we're lucky. I always have to reboot the router in
the morning. It never works after not been used for a few hours.

I've tried all types of things including changing the channel on the
router and changing the SSID on the router but nothing seems to work.
I would have returned it but the store has a 14day return policy
(something I just discovered). This leads me to my other
adventure...a NETGEAR WGR614 to replace my Linksys. Another set of
troubles which I'll post under another heading.

In the meantime, any help on this Linksys issue would be much
appreciated.

Thanks.

no solution found yet;

additional symptoms

run IBM T40 with XP and internal Cisco WLAN adapter
also have problem with w2k on IBM 2647 thinkpad and Linksys PCMCIA
card

so it probably aint the OS or the WLAN card.

wap51ab talks to a Linksys befs41r cable router (also OptimumOnline)

windows RESTART always fixes it;
also, leaving house, connecting to WLAN elsewhere, then coming home
usually fixes it

sometimes, but not always, power recycle on WAP51AB
sometimes, but not always, recycle the Aironet client to a LEAP or
other profile, then back
sometimes, but not always, turning off and on 'obtain DNS
automatically' in the adapters Win Network properties

'ipconfig /renew' always hangs

have suspected interference from 900mhz and 2.4ghz phones in the
house; but don't understand why Aironet & Win would report "Excellent"
signal & "Associated" WLAN adapter if there was phone interference.


will post here if i ever figure it out.


(E-Mail Removed) (webgene) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I bought the Linksys W11S4PC11 wireless kit with the wireless adapter
> recently and I've had problems from day 1. My cable modem service is
> via OptimumOnline. That appears to be working fine. I am connecting
> via two IBM Laptops - one is a T20 running Windows XP Pro with the
> Linksys wireless adapter that came with the router; the other is a T40
> also running Windows XP Professional with an internal CISCO PCI
> wireless LAN adapter.
>
> The problem is that after a few hours (maybe 1 or 2) of surfing the
> web, I lose my connection to the internet on both machines. The
> wireless icon on the system tray says that I'm still connected to my
> SSID with a 'Very_Good' or 'Excellent' signal.
>
> All the lights on the cable modem and linksys router indicate that
> everything is fine i.e. cable modem is still connected to internet;
> router is still connected to modem but I can't connect to the
> internet; power is on etc.
>
> What appears to fix the problem is a hard reboot of both the router
> and the cable modem and then everything works ok again...for another 2
> hours or so, 3 if we're lucky. I always have to reboot the router in
> the morning. It never works after not been used for a few hours.
>
> I've tried all types of things including changing the channel on the
> router and changing the SSID on the router but nothing seems to work.
> I would have returned it but the store has a 14day return policy
> (something I just discovered). This leads me to my other
> adventure...a NETGEAR WGR614 to replace my Linksys. Another set of
> troubles which I'll post under another heading.
>
> In the meantime, any help on this Linksys issue would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks.