SMC wireless modem/router needs restarting ever hour or so

I have a wireless internet set up in my home . I Have just decided to extend
the range by simply running a LAN cable from the existing wireless router to
another floor and connecting another wireless modem/router to it.
I have set up the new router to be within the existing network range
192.168.0.xx and use DHCP to serve the users.There are about 3 or 4
computers connecting.It all works for an hour or so and then the new router
hangs. By hang, I mean the new router cannot be seen by the computers and it
must be rebooted/restarted to work again.
The router is a SMCWBR14T. I note that it is fairly hot but certainly not
too hot to touch or hold comfortably.
What could be causing this ?



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On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:52:42 +0700, "-keevill-" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>I have a wireless internet set up in my home . I Have just decided to extend
>the range by simply running a LAN cable from the existing wireless router to
>another floor and connecting another wireless modem/router to it.

Wireless access point. Or wireless router configured as a wireless
access point (see How To below). Not a wireless modem.

>I have set up the new router to be within the existing network range
>192.168.0.xx and use DHCP to serve the users.

Bad idea. Have only one DHCP server, or make sure multiple servers have
different ranges.

>There are about 3 or 4
>computers connecting.It all works for an hour or so and then the new router
>hangs. By hang, I mean the new router cannot be seen by the computers and it
>must be rebooted/restarted to work again.
>The router is a SMCWBR14T. I note that it is fairly hot but certainly not
>too hot to touch or hold comfortably.
>What could be causing this ?

Misconfiguration.

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> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:52:42 +0700, "-keevill-" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in <46070d75$0$16298$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>I have a wireless internet set up in my home . I Have just decided to
>>extend
>>the range by simply running a LAN cable from the existing wireless router
>>to
>>another floor and connecting another wireless modem/router to it.
>
> Wireless access point. Or wireless router configured as a wireless
> access point (see How To below). Not a wireless modem.

Wireless router configured as a wireless access point.

>
>>I have set up the new router to be within the existing network range
>>192.168.0.xx and use DHCP to serve the users.
>
> Bad idea. Have only one DHCP server, or make sure multiple servers have
> different ranges.
>

1 is set up to dole out IP addresses in the 192.168.0.20-49 range and the
other in the 192.168.0.50-65 range
>>There are about 3 or 4
>>computers connecting.It all works for an hour or so and then the new
>>router
>>hangs. By hang, I mean the new router cannot be seen by the computers and
>>it
>>must be rebooted/restarted to work again.
>>The router is a SMCWBR14T. I note that it is fairly hot but certainly not
>>too hot to touch or hold comfortably.
>>What could be causing this ?
>
> Misconfiguration.

what are of the configuration should I be checking then?
Could it not just be a faulty piece of equipment??




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