Need advice: constant problems with different routers

Greetings, I have a set up consisting of Verizon DSL, Westell
Wirespeed modem, Linksys router, Linksys WAP, desktop computer (hard
wired), laptop computer (wireless) and an additional desktop computer
(wireless).
All computers are running Windows XP.

The upstairs computer is hardwired directly to the router.
There is a long cable connecting the router to a WAP downstairs.
The WAP downstairs provides wireless access for the laptop and an
additional desktop.

This set up works very well most of the time, but I seem to have to
reset the router much more often than I believe is typical (every 2 or
3 days...)
This is my second router with this set up...I originally had an old
Microsoft router, but I gave up on it when these problems persisted. I
installed the new Linksys router and things worked fine for a few
days, but now the problems have been returning.

I've long suspected that the Verizon DSL is part of the problem, and
in fact there were instances where it was completely down for a few
hours and then just mysteriously came back...( I verified this by
connecting the upstairs desktop PC directly to the modem).
But lately, the DSL seems to be working fine.
The most recent shutdown occurred overnight while one of the wireless
computers was using Bit Torrent software. No other computers were
running at the time. I've successfully used this program overnight
many times, but it really clogs up the network. When it's running, all
the other computers slow to a crawl.
Additionally, there have been many instances where the router went
down when that program was definitely not in use.

There must be something wrong with my set up.
Some sort of conflict causing the routers to go down. Perhaps the DSL
itself goes down and this screws up the router's settings ?
I'm at my wits' end...
I'm hoping some of you experts can offer suggestions.
What typically causes a router to go down like that ?
(I'm completely up to date with the latest firmware)
What typically causes the DSL to go down ?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. --N

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In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:35:52
GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Greetings, I have a set up consisting of Verizon DSL, Westell
>Wirespeed modem, Linksys router, Linksys WAP, desktop computer (hard
>wired), laptop computer (wireless) and an additional desktop computer
>(wireless).
>All computers are running Windows XP.
>
>The upstairs computer is hardwired directly to the router.
>There is a long cable connecting the router to a WAP downstairs.
>The WAP downstairs provides wireless access for the laptop and an
>additional desktop.
>
>This set up works very well most of the time, but I seem to have to
>reset the router much more often than I believe is typical (every 2 or
>3 days...)

Why do you have to reset it? What are the exact symptoms? Do all computers
fail? Just wired? Just wireless? Can you connect to the router's web
interface when this happens? From wired? From wireless? The WAP web
interface (from wireless)? Is it just Internet access that's failing? Does
local networking work? Wired? Wireless?

>This is my second router with this set up...I originally had an old
>Microsoft router, but I gave up on it when these problems persisted. I
>installed the new Linksys router and things worked fine for a few
>days, but now the problems have been returning.

That suggests something other than the router.

>I've long suspected that the Verizon DSL is part of the problem, and
>in fact there were instances where it was completely down for a few
>hours and then just mysteriously came back...( I verified this by
>connecting the upstairs desktop PC directly to the modem).
>But lately, the DSL seems to be working fine.

Have you carefully observed the lights on the DSL modem? What is the WAN
(Internet) status in the router web interface? What happens when you just
reset the DSL modem?

>The most recent shutdown occurred overnight while one of the wireless
>computers was using Bit Torrent software.

That's a likely culprit -- Bittorrent opens so many connections that some
low-end routers get overwhelmed and fall over. Try limiting (sharply) the
number of Bittorrent connections.

>No other computers were
>running at the time. I've successfully used this program overnight
>many times, but it really clogs up the network. When it's running, all
>the other computers slow to a crawl.

You probably also need to use throttling in the Bittorrent client. Both
connection control and throttling are easy in Azureus, the free Bittorrent
client I recommend.

>Additionally, there have been many instances where the router went
>down when that program was definitely not in use.

But still perhaps after it had been used? Or some other file sharing program?

>There must be something wrong with my set up.
>Some sort of conflict causing the routers to go down. Perhaps the DSL
>itself goes down and this screws up the router's settings ?

We really need the info I asked for above to be much help.

>I'm at my wits' end...
>I'm hoping some of you experts can offer suggestions.
>What typically causes a router to go down like that ?
>(I'm completely up to date with the latest firmware)
>What typically causes the DSL to go down ?
>Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Let's figure out the problem rather than just speculating.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:46:41 GMT, John Navas
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>
>In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:35:52
>GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Greetings, I have a set up consisting of Verizon DSL, Westell
>>Wirespeed modem, Linksys router, Linksys WAP, desktop computer (hard
>>wired), laptop computer (wireless) and an additional desktop computer
>>(wireless).
>>All computers are running Windows XP.
>>
>>The upstairs computer is hardwired directly to the router.
>>There is a long cable connecting the router to a WAP downstairs.
>>The WAP downstairs provides wireless access for the laptop and an
>>additional desktop.
>>
>>This set up works very well most of the time, but I seem to have to
>>reset the router much more often than I believe is typical (every 2 or
>>3 days...)
>
>Why do you have to reset it? What are the exact symptoms? Do all computers
>fail? Just wired? Just wireless? Can you connect to the router's web
>interface when this happens? From wired? From wireless? The WAP web
>interface (from wireless)? Is it just Internet access that's failing? Does
>local networking work? Wired? Wireless?

Greeetings once again.
All the computers fail.
I then typically connect the upstairs desktop directly to the modem to
verify the DSL is working. These last few times it has been working.
I've never accessed the WAP's web interface, although the Router's web
interface is most often unavailable...and then all of a sudden it's
available.
>
>>This is my second router with this set up...I originally had an old
>>Microsoft router, but I gave up on it when these problems persisted. I
>>installed the new Linksys router and things worked fine for a few
>>days, but now the problems have been returning.
>
>That suggests something other than the router.

I was thinking the same thing, but the old Microsoft one wasn't
supported by Verizon (or even Microsoft...) so I got the Linksys one
so Verizon "support" could help me identify any problems.
Their support turned out to be a transfer to the Linksys support line.
They showed me how to completely reset the router the last time it
went down.
The little Local Area Connection icon on my computer often has the red
"x" saying that a network cable is unplugged...
But right now for example, that red x is there and the internet
connection is still working (I'm on the wireless desktop)

>>I've long suspected that the Verizon DSL is part of the problem, and
>>in fact there were instances where it was completely down for a few
>>hours and then just mysteriously came back...( I verified this by
>>connecting the upstairs desktop PC directly to the modem).
>>But lately, the DSL seems to be working fine.
>
>Have you carefully observed the lights on the DSL modem? What is the WAN
>(Internet) status in the router web interface? What happens when you just
>reset the DSL modem?

Good questions that I am unable to answer right now.
I'll be able to check on those later tonight.
>
>>The most recent shutdown occurred overnight while one of the wireless
>>computers was using Bit Torrent software.
>
>That's a likely culprit -- Bittorrent opens so many connections that some
>low-end routers get overwhelmed and fall over. Try limiting (sharply) the
>number of Bittorrent connections.

Finally, a really good suspect !
I just checked Azureus (that's what I use by the way...) and sure
enough the number of connections was set to "unlimited".
So I'll have to change that. I have no idea what to change it to
however. 1 ? 10 ? 100 ? How many can a typical router handle ?
I had been leaning toward ruling out bittorent as a suspect since it
has worked just fine so many times before. But that may be because I
was downloading something obscure at the time, whereas last night I
was downloading something extremely popular.
>
>>No other computers were
>>running at the time. I've successfully used this program overnight
>>many times, but it really clogs up the network. When it's running, all
>>the other computers slow to a crawl.
>
>You probably also need to use throttling in the Bittorrent client. Both
>connection control and throttling are easy in Azureus, the free Bittorrent
>client I recommend.

If by "throttling" you mean limiting the download speed, I have done
that...only because I switched from cable to dsl and knew that those
cable speeds weren't going to happen anymore. I lowered it
considerably (from unlimited down to 50) but perhaps it needs to be
lowered even more.
>
>>Additionally, there have been many instances where the router went
>>down when that program was definitely not in use.
>
>But still perhaps after it had been used? Or some other file sharing program?

Ah, another possible culprit.
Others in the house occasionally use limewire for music...
I don't really know anything about that program, but I've gotten the
impression that you have to be careful with it.
>
>>There must be something wrong with my set up.
>>Some sort of conflict causing the routers to go down. Perhaps the DSL
>>itself goes down and this screws up the router's settings ?
>
>We really need the info I asked for above to be much help.
>
>>I'm at my wits' end...
>>I'm hoping some of you experts can offer suggestions.
>>What typically causes a router to go down like that ?
>>(I'm completely up to date with the latest firmware)
>>What typically causes the DSL to go down ?
>>Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Let's figure out the problem rather than just speculating.

Good idea.
Unfortunately, I'm real big on the speculating, particularly when I
haven't got a clue...

I'll check the WAN settings, the dsl lights, and possibly just try to
document what happens when I just reset the modem.
But I'm going to deal with Azureus first.
Thanks so much for your input.
I'll post back tonight after I change those settings.

--N

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In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:59:37
GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:46:41 GMT, John Navas
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>Why do you have to reset it? What are the exact symptoms? Do all computers
>>fail? Just wired? Just wireless? Can you connect to the router's web
>>interface when this happens? From wired? From wireless? The WAP web
>>interface (from wireless)? Is it just Internet access that's failing? Does
>>local networking work? Wired? Wireless?
>
>All the computers fail.

No offense intended, but did you miss the "exact" part? I have no idea what
"fail" actually means.

>I then typically connect the upstairs desktop directly to the modem to
>verify the DSL is working. These last few times it has been working.

But not before???

>I've never accessed the WAP's web interface, although the Router's web
>interface is most often unavailable...and then all of a sudden it's
>available.

From which computer??? For starters, let's just talk about the wired
computer! The next time this problem happens, run IPCONFIG /ALL in a CMD
window on the wired computer, and post the output here. See if you can access
the web interface on the router from the wired computer. If you can't, post
the *exact* error message.

>The little Local Area Connection icon on my computer often has the red
>"x" saying that a network cable is unplugged...

Which computer?

>But right now for example, that red x is there and the internet
>connection is still working (I'm on the wireless desktop)

The wireless computer probably has an Ethernet port that isn't connected.
What matters on the wireless computer is the Wireless Network Connection, not
the Local Area Connection.

>>That's a likely culprit -- Bittorrent opens so many connections that some
>>low-end routers get overwhelmed and fall over. Try limiting (sharply) the
>>number of Bittorrent connections.
>
>Finally, a really good suspect !
>I just checked Azureus (that's what I use by the way...) and sure
>enough the number of connections was set to "unlimited".
>So I'll have to change that. I have no idea what to change it to
>however. 1 ? 10 ? 100 ? How many can a typical router handle ?

Varies by router. Try (say) 50. If that works without problems, try 100.
Etc.

>I had been leaning toward ruling out bittorent as a suspect since it
>has worked just fine so many times before. But that may be because I
>was downloading something obscure at the time, whereas last night I
>was downloading something extremely popular.

Might be.

>>You probably also need to use throttling in the Bittorrent client. Both
>>connection control and throttling are easy in Azureus, the free Bittorrent
>>client I recommend.
>
>If by "throttling" you mean limiting the download speed, I have done
>that...only because I switched from cable to dsl and knew that those
>cable speeds weren't going to happen anymore. I lowered it
>considerably (from unlimited down to 50) but perhaps it needs to be
>lowered even more.

The more important thing is to limit the UPload speed! When the upload
saturates, download speed drops dramatically. Find the sustained maximum
upload speed for your Internet connection, and throttle the upload to no more
than 80% of that, or less if much else is going on over your connection. Or
run the Auto Speed plugin for Azureus, and try Desired Ping of (say) 50 ms.

>>But still perhaps after it had been used? Or some other file sharing program?
>
>Ah, another possible culprit.
>Others in the house occasionally use limewire for music...
>I don't really know anything about that program, but I've gotten the
>impression that you have to be careful with it.

It is indeed another possible culprit.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:17:22 GMT, John Navas
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>
>In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:59:37
>GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:46:41 GMT, John Navas
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>>Why do you have to reset it? What are the exact symptoms? Do all computers
>>>fail? Just wired? Just wireless? Can you connect to the router's web
>>>interface when this happens? From wired? From wireless? The WAP web
>>>interface (from wireless)? Is it just Internet access that's failing? Does
>>>local networking work? Wired? Wireless?
>>
>>All the computers fail.
>
>No offense intended, but did you miss the "exact" part? I have no idea what
>"fail" actually means.
>
>>I then typically connect the upstairs desktop directly to the modem to
>>verify the DSL is working. These last few times it has been working.
>
>But not before???
>
>>I've never accessed the WAP's web interface, although the Router's web
>>interface is most often unavailable...and then all of a sudden it's
>>available.
>
>From which computer??? For starters, let's just talk about the wired
>computer! The next time this problem happens, run IPCONFIG /ALL in a CMD
>window on the wired computer, and post the output here. See if you can access
>the web interface on the router from the wired computer. If you can't, post
>the *exact* error message.
>
>>The little Local Area Connection icon on my computer often has the red
>>"x" saying that a network cable is unplugged...
>
>Which computer?
>
>>But right now for example, that red x is there and the internet
>>connection is still working (I'm on the wireless desktop)
>
>The wireless computer probably has an Ethernet port that isn't connected.
>What matters on the wireless computer is the Wireless Network Connection, not
>the Local Area Connection.
>
>>>That's a likely culprit -- Bittorrent opens so many connections that some
>>>low-end routers get overwhelmed and fall over. Try limiting (sharply) the
>>>number of Bittorrent connections.
>>
>>Finally, a really good suspect !
>>I just checked Azureus (that's what I use by the way...) and sure
>>enough the number of connections was set to "unlimited".
>>So I'll have to change that. I have no idea what to change it to
>>however. 1 ? 10 ? 100 ? How many can a typical router handle ?
>
>Varies by router. Try (say) 50. If that works without problems, try 100.
>Etc.
>
>>I had been leaning toward ruling out bittorent as a suspect since it
>>has worked just fine so many times before. But that may be because I
>>was downloading something obscure at the time, whereas last night I
>>was downloading something extremely popular.
>
>Might be.
>
>>>You probably also need to use throttling in the Bittorrent client. Both
>>>connection control and throttling are easy in Azureus, the free Bittorrent
>>>client I recommend.
>>
>>If by "throttling" you mean limiting the download speed, I have done
>>that...only because I switched from cable to dsl and knew that those
>>cable speeds weren't going to happen anymore. I lowered it
>>considerably (from unlimited down to 50) but perhaps it needs to be
>>lowered even more.
>
>The more important thing is to limit the UPload speed! When the upload
>saturates, download speed drops dramatically. Find the sustained maximum
>upload speed for your Internet connection, and throttle the upload to no more
>than 80% of that, or less if much else is going on over your connection. Or
>run the Auto Speed plugin for Azureus, and try Desired Ping of (say) 50 ms.
>
>>>But still perhaps after it had been used? Or some other file sharing program?
>>
>>Ah, another possible culprit.
>>Others in the house occasionally use limewire for music...
>>I don't really know anything about that program, but I've gotten the
>>impression that you have to be careful with it.
>
>It is indeed another possible culprit.


Greetings once again.

Last night I thought I had the problem identified.
Everything went down, but came back up with a reset of the modem(only)

I wrote a very long description of all the details...I listed the cmd
ipconfig /all results for both desktops, and most of the settings for
the router. But then in the middle of all that, I lost the connection
again. I ended up losing all that information before I sent it along
to this group.

This time, a reset of the modem didn't change anything. The modem and
the rourer seemed to be working fine. I never lost connection with the
hardwired desktop (which was always connected to the router).
So this morning, all of a sudden the wireless is working again.
This coincided with the lease line time.
I have that set for "0" which apparently means one day.

I'm getting paranoid that this is all going to crash again any minute
now so I'll just send this along.
I have documented all the settings you advised I look into.
It would take all day to type them all in...
I have all the router settings, all the ipconfig results etc. for both
desktop pcs.
Please let me know which specific information would be of use in
diagnosing my problems.
Thanks very much. --N

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 19:17:22 GMT, John Navas
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>[POSTED TO alt.internet.wireless - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>>
>>In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:59:37
>>GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:46:41 GMT, John Navas
>>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>>Why do you have to reset it? What are the exact symptoms? Do all computers
>>>>fail? Just wired? Just wireless? Can you connect to the router's web
>>>>interface when this happens? From wired? From wireless? The WAP web
>>>>interface (from wireless)? Is it just Internet access that's failing? Does
>>>>local networking work? Wired? Wireless?
>>>
>>>All the computers fail.
>>
>>No offense intended, but did you miss the "exact" part? I have no idea what
>>"fail" actually means.
>>
>>>I then typically connect the upstairs desktop directly to the modem to
>>>verify the DSL is working. These last few times it has been working.
>>
>>But not before???
>>
>>>I've never accessed the WAP's web interface, although the Router's web
>>>interface is most often unavailable...and then all of a sudden it's
>>>available.
>>
>>From which computer??? For starters, let's just talk about the wired
>>computer! The next time this problem happens, run IPCONFIG /ALL in a CMD
>>window on the wired computer, and post the output here. See if you can access
>>the web interface on the router from the wired computer. If you can't, post
>>the *exact* error message.
>>
>>>The little Local Area Connection icon on my computer often has the red
>>>"x" saying that a network cable is unplugged...
>>
>>Which computer?
>>
>>>But right now for example, that red x is there and the internet
>>>connection is still working (I'm on the wireless desktop)
>>
>>The wireless computer probably has an Ethernet port that isn't connected.
>>What matters on the wireless computer is the Wireless Network Connection, not
>>the Local Area Connection.
>>
>>>>That's a likely culprit -- Bittorrent opens so many connections that some
>>>>low-end routers get overwhelmed and fall over. Try limiting (sharply) the
>>>>number of Bittorrent connections.
>>>
>>>Finally, a really good suspect !
>>>I just checked Azureus (that's what I use by the way...) and sure
>>>enough the number of connections was set to "unlimited".
>>>So I'll have to change that. I have no idea what to change it to
>>>however. 1 ? 10 ? 100 ? How many can a typical router handle ?
>>
>>Varies by router. Try (say) 50. If that works without problems, try 100.
>>Etc.
>>
>>>I had been leaning toward ruling out bittorent as a suspect since it
>>>has worked just fine so many times before. But that may be because I
>>>was downloading something obscure at the time, whereas last night I
>>>was downloading something extremely popular.
>>
>>Might be.
>>
>>>>You probably also need to use throttling in the Bittorrent client. Both
>>>>connection control and throttling are easy in Azureus, the free Bittorrent
>>>>client I recommend.
>>>
>>>If by "throttling" you mean limiting the download speed, I have done
>>>that...only because I switched from cable to dsl and knew that those
>>>cable speeds weren't going to happen anymore. I lowered it
>>>considerably (from unlimited down to 50) but perhaps it needs to be
>>>lowered even more.
>>
>>The more important thing is to limit the UPload speed! When the upload
>>saturates, download speed drops dramatically. Find the sustained maximum
>>upload speed for your Internet connection, and throttle the upload to no more
>>than 80% of that, or less if much else is going on over your connection. Or
>>run the Auto Speed plugin for Azureus, and try Desired Ping of (say) 50 ms.
>>
>>>>But still perhaps after it had been used? Or some other file sharing
> program?
>>>
>>>Ah, another possible culprit.
>>>Others in the house occasionally use limewire for music...
>>>I don't really know anything about that program, but I've gotten the
>>>impression that you have to be careful with it.
>>
>>It is indeed another possible culprit.
>
>
>Greetings once again.
>
>Last night I thought I had the problem identified.
>Everything went down, but came back up with a reset of the modem(only)
>
>I wrote a very long description of all the details...I listed the cmd
>ipconfig /all results for both desktops, and most of the settings for
>the router. But then in the middle of all that, I lost the connection
>again. I ended up losing all that information before I sent it along
>to this group.
>
>This time, a reset of the modem didn't change anything. The modem and
>the rourer seemed to be working fine. I never lost connection with the
>hardwired desktop (which was always connected to the router).
>So this morning, all of a sudden the wireless is working again.
>This coincided with the lease line time.
>I have that set for "0" which apparently means one day.
>
>I'm getting paranoid that this is all going to crash again any minute
>now so I'll just send this along.
>I have documented all the settings you advised I look into.
>It would take all day to type them all in...
>I have all the router settings, all the ipconfig results etc. for both
>desktop pcs.
>Please let me know which specific information would be of use in
>diagnosing my problems.
>Thanks very much. --N

Am I safe in assuming the Westel is in Gateway mode (since it works with
the router most of the time)? Have you power cycled the router (linksys)
and the Westel together? What I mean here is pull the power plug on both
and wait about 30 seconds. Now power up the linksys router, wait a few
seconds (to allow it to get a head start) and power up the westel.
What we are doing is, ensuring the westel is 'mated' to the MAC address of
the linksys router.

Next is the Linksys router the only DHCP server on the network, this
function is disabled in the WAP downstairs, correct?

Next run through the answers John Navas has asked for.

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

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In <(E-Mail Removed)> on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:54:17
GMT, Noydb222 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Last night I thought I had the problem identified.
>Everything went down, but came back up with a reset of the modem(only)

Then it wasn't "everything" -- it was just the modem connection. Apparently
the router and wireless access point were still working, although we can't be
sure of that because you didn't run specific tests while you were down.

>I wrote a very long description of all the details...I listed the cmd
>ipconfig /all results for both desktops, and most of the settings for
>the router. But then in the middle of all that, I lost the connection
>again. I ended up losing all that information before I sent it along
>to this group.

Unless you explicitly tossed it, your Forte Agent newsreader should still have
what you wrote. Check Window -> Open Outbox.

>This time, a reset of the modem didn't change anything. The modem and
>the rourer seemed to be working fine. I never lost connection with the
>hardwired desktop (which was always connected to the router).

How do you know that? Were you able to reach the Web config screen on the
router? What was the router status? Same questions for wireless.

>So this morning, all of a sudden the wireless is working again.

Wireless? What does that have to do with the wired machine?

>This coincided with the lease line time.

You mean DHCP lease?

>I have that set for "0" which apparently means one day.

I doubt it. Why do you have it set to "0"? Set a reasonable time.

>I'm getting paranoid that this is all going to crash again any minute
>now so I'll just send this along.
>I have documented all the settings you advised I look into.
>It would take all day to type them all in...
>I have all the router settings, all the ipconfig results etc. for both
>desktop pcs.

Use Windows cut and paste -- much easier and less error prone.

>Please let me know which specific information would be of use in
>diagnosing my problems.

Questions above and in my prior response.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

Greetings,

Sorry it has taken so long for me to respond.
My setup has been going down so frequently, and the situation keeps
changing so much, it’s difficult to even try to explain the symptoms.

But I’m pretty sure I have the source of the problems narrowed down to
the router.
I bought the thing thinking that all routers in this price range are
essentially the same, but I’ve come to find out that this router has
well documented problems with P2P programs.
So long story short, I just won’t use any of them for the time being,
and I’m shopping around for a new router.

Thanks for all your help.

I’m going to start a new thread with questions about what exactly I
should be looking for in a router given my setup and plans.
I’d appreciate any advice any of you might be able to offer.
Thanks again.
--N