Linksys WRT54G and WUSB54G Connection Problems

Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand some
of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole lot
is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).

I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a cable
set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
mentioned in the subject.

After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all of
the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it every
time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it now
with everything working.

After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
could see the router and was, according to the network connection icon
in the task bar still connected to it.

I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
isn't.

I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband cable
from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
adaptor.

The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the static
IP and MAC addresses I need.

"ajg_xch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand
some
> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole
lot
> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>
> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a
cable
> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
> mentioned in the subject.
>
> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all
of
> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it
every
> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it
now
> with everything working.
>
> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
> could see the router and was, according to the network connection
icon
> in the task bar still connected to it.
>
> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
> isn't.
>
> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband
cable
> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
> adaptor.
>
> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the
static
> IP and MAC addresses I need.


Some cable companies use your MAC address for authentication, in this
case your pcs MAC.
You might try using the CLONE MAC feature in the 54G. It basically
makes the router look like
it has your pcs MAC. Could be it worked ok till a DHCP lease
expiration and now has quit.
If this isnt the problem, connect to the router wirelessly and do an
ipconfig /all at a command prompt.
(Start, Run type in cmd and click ok. See if you are getting an IP
address assigned in the routers subnet
and see if it is showing your gateway (your routers IP) and DNS
Servers IP. If this looks good,
type in www.yahoo.com, in your browser, if it cant get there type in
http://66.94.234.13 . If neither works
then DNS is not the problem, if yahoo.com doesnt work and the IP does
then there is a DNS problem and you
may need to manually set up the router with the dns addresses
etc..........My guess is the MAC but
check these out and see what happens.

I've had problems with flaky net access over wireless, but mine seems to
be fairly reliable now.
One problem may be competing WLANs or other interferers. Changing the
MTU and TTL may help - see the links below.

Handy links for fixing wirless networks:-

<a href="http://www.ezlan.net/">ezlan</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.linksys.com/international/defaulttest.asp?coid=6">linksys
uk</a><br>

<a
href="http://www.linksys.com/international/firmware.asp?intfwid=32&amp;coid=6">WAG54G
firmware</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.linksys.com/international/driver.asp?coid=6&amp;intdlid=26">WUSB54G
firmware</a><br>
<a href="http://www.insecure.org/tools.html">insecure</a><br>
<a
href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp">dlls</a><br>
<a href="http://www.2kevin.net/router.html">kevin linksys setup</a><br>
<a href="http://www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm">carey net fixes</a><br>
<a
href="http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/entry.php">linksys
cust help</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp">dsl reports</a><br>
<a href="http://www.broadbandreports.com">broadband reports</a>



ajg_xch wrote:
> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand some
> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole lot
> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>
> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a cable
> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
> mentioned in the subject.
>
> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all of
> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it every
> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it now
> with everything working.
>
> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
> could see the router and was, according to the network connection icon
> in the task bar still connected to it.
>
> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
> isn't.
>
> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband cable
> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
> adaptor.
>
> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the static
> IP and MAC addresses I need.
>

Changing the channel helped me with lost connection.
I live in a densed area, and interference of other AP caused
conflicts.
Changing the channel worked for me

The Dude







On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:20:18 +0000, nospam <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I've had problems with flaky net access over wireless, but mine seems to
>be fairly reliable now.
>One problem may be competing WLANs or other interferers. Changing the
>MTU and TTL may help - see the links below.
>
>Handy links for fixing wirless networks:-
>
><a href="http://www.ezlan.net/">ezlan</a><br>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/defaulttest.asp?coid=6">linksys
>uk</a><br>
>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/firmware.asp?intfwid=32&amp;coid=6">WAG54G
>firmware</a><br>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/driver.asp?coid=6&amp;intdlid=26">WUSB54G
>firmware</a><br>
><a href="http://www.insecure.org/tools.html">insecure</a><br>
><a
>href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp">dlls</a><br>
><a href="http://www.2kevin.net/router.html">kevin linksys setup</a><br>
><a href="http://www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm">carey net fixes</a><br>
><a
>href="http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/entry.php">linksys
>cust help</a><br>
><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp">dsl reports</a><br>
><a href="http://www.broadbandreports.com">broadband reports</a>
>
>
>
>ajg_xch wrote:
>> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand some
>> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
>> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
>> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole lot
>> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>>
>> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a cable
>> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
>> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
>> mentioned in the subject.
>>
>> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
>> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all of
>> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
>> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it every
>> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it now
>> with everything working.
>>
>> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
>> could see the router and was, according to the network connection icon
>> in the task bar still connected to it.
>>
>> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
>> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
>> isn't.
>>
>> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
>> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
>> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
>> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband cable
>> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
>> adaptor.
>>
>> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
>> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the static
>> IP and MAC addresses I need.
>>




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