MN-700 locks up every day

I swapped out some older hardware for this new wireless
router and setting it up was easy, everything worked just
fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is to
reset the base station.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
advance!

What operating system, Don? Can you give us some details? Any error
messages? Have you tried resetting the modem instead of the router?
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Don Andres" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:32c201c3da52$5f6035a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I swapped out some older hardware for this new wireless
> router and setting it up was easy, everything worked just
> fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
> inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is to
> reset the base station.
>
> Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
> advance!

We ask because the resolution may be different.
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Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0ca101c3dabd$baf3a670$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why does everyone ask what OS. The router should not care
> what OS is in use.
>
> It seems pointless to ask this question. IP ROUTING SHOULD
> NOT CARE ABOUT OS it should just route traffic.
>
> I have had nothing but problems with this router locking
> up on a hard wired connection.
>
> The problem is with the router guys please fix the bleep
> thing and quit passing it off as hardware software
> incompatability becasue I am not buying into it.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What operating system, Don? Can you give us some
> details? Any error
> >messages? Have you tried resetting the modem instead of
> the router?
> >--
> >Chris H.
> >Microsoft Windows MVP
> >Associate Expert
> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Don Andres" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:32c201c3da52$5f6035a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I swapped out some older hardware for this new wireless
> >> router and setting it up was easy, everything worked
> just
> >> fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
> >> inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is to
> >> reset the base station.
> >>
> >> Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
> >> advance!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

How can the resolution be different?

It is the router that is locking up not he Machine.

A router just routes traffic. It does not care what OS
the packets came from.


I am sorry I know you guys have these great titles but you
guys are plain wrong.
The OS is not the blame nor is the software/OS combo to be
blamed. The dodgy router is the blame it locks up on
heavy Loads.

The interesting thing is all internal network resources
are fine durring the lockup. It is external resources
that can not be accessed.

As I have said time and time again. I will consider a
wireless connection being affected by OS and drivers but
not a hardwired machine.

Also the same computer configuration with my old linksys
worked for years with no problems. Install new MN700 and
now I have problems. No software changes. None of the
software that came with the MN700 was installed on my
machine.

Again this points to the router.

Its not just here that people keep asking questions that
do not pertain to the problem it is also the support
desk. Frankly I dont understand it.

Dont take offence this this next yellout it is not
directed to any one person. It is directed to MS.

ITS THE ROUTER NOT OUR OS STUPID!!!!!!!!!



>-----Original Message-----
>We ask because the resolution may be different.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:0ca101c3dabd$baf3a670$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Why does everyone ask what OS. The router should not
care
>> what OS is in use.
>>
>> It seems pointless to ask this question. IP ROUTING
SHOULD
>> NOT CARE ABOUT OS it should just route traffic.
>>
>> I have had nothing but problems with this router locking
>> up on a hard wired connection.
>>
>> The problem is with the router guys please fix the bleep
>> thing and quit passing it off as hardware software
>> incompatability becasue I am not buying into it.
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >What operating system, Don? Can you give us some
>> details? Any error
>> >messages? Have you tried resetting the modem instead of
>> the router?
>> >--
>> >Chris H.
>> >Microsoft Windows MVP
>> >Associate Expert
>> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >
>> >"Don Andres" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:32c201c3da52$5f6035a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> I swapped out some older hardware for this new
wireless
>> >> router and setting it up was easy, everything worked
>> just
>> >> fine. However, once or twice a day the network
becomes
>> >> inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is
to
>> >> reset the base station.
>> >>
>> >> Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
>> >> advance!
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Not worth a response.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:016501c3dad7$1ca8bc70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> How can the resolution be different?
<snipped>

And why because I am right If you disagre then explain why
it is an issue with the OS.

You see this is the problem with you microsoft certified
people. You have your head up MS's but that you can not
see the simple facts.
FACT
Router has a problem.

FICTION
The router problem is a result of OS issues.

And obviously it was worth a response becasue you
responded.
>-----Original Message-----
>Not worth a response.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:016501c3dad7$1ca8bc70$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How can the resolution be different?
><snipped>
>
>
>.
>

Funny, but I don't answer posts like that. Especially when an anonymous
poster starts name-calling. My MN-700 is working just fine, and so did the
MN-500 before it. I'm sorry if you're having problems, but if we can't ask
questions and receive proper responses, it is difficult to ferret out the
problem.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:01e601c3dae3$3b442960$(E-Mail Removed)...
> And why because I am right If you disagre then explain why
> it is an issue with the OS.
>
> You see this is the problem with you microsoft certified
> people. You have your head up MS's but that you can not
> see the simple facts.
> FACT
> Router has a problem.
>
> FICTION
> The router problem is a result of OS issues.
>
> And obviously it was worth a response becasue you
> responded.

I too have this issue - all systems are running WinXP (I am
running SP2 Beta 1 on one machine, but the others will
still not have access and they're WinXP SP1) The odd thing
I see is that the wireless activity light blinks extremely
fast, even when I power off all wireless-capable devices in
my house. I've changed WEP keys, SSID's, and turned off my
SSID broadcast to make sure no one is tapping into my
network, no change. When it occurs, the router stops
responding to any calls, either outbound, inbound, or to it
itself (can't access configuration) - I have to powercycle
it to get a response. Oddly enough, it maintains a
connection with my wireless systems at 1Mbps until I reboot
or try to /release & /renew, at which point I get no DHCP
response. Please help!


>-----Original Message-----
>I swapped out some older hardware for this new wireless
>router and setting it up was easy, everything worked just
>fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
>inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is to
>reset the base station.
>
>Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
>advance!
>.
>

1. what firmware are you running? have you upgraded to the current
firmware in the 700?

2. are there other wireless devices (SSID's) in range or cordless
phones?

3. can you try channel 11 on the router?

4. have you tried WPA as opposed to WEP and do you still have the
problem?

this should not have anything to do with SP2.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:31:03 -0800, "Josh M."
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I too have this issue - all systems are running WinXP (I am
>running SP2 Beta 1 on one machine, but the others will
>still not have access and they're WinXP SP1) The odd thing
>I see is that the wireless activity light blinks extremely
>fast, even when I power off all wireless-capable devices in
>my house. I've changed WEP keys, SSID's, and turned off my
>SSID broadcast to make sure no one is tapping into my
>network, no change. When it occurs, the router stops
>responding to any calls, either outbound, inbound, or to it
>itself (can't access configuration) - I have to powercycle
>it to get a response. Oddly enough, it maintains a
>connection with my wireless systems at 1Mbps until I reboot
>or try to /release & /renew, at which point I get no DHCP
>response. Please help!
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I swapped out some older hardware for this new wireless
>>router and setting it up was easy, everything worked just
>>fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
>>inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is to
>>reset the base station.
>>
>>Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
>>advance!
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

I was just making sure to detail the OS's being used, as
the previous person posting seemed to have issues with
that... =)

1) I'm running the latest firmware, verified two days ago.

2) No cordless phones nearby that should be triggering
the issue. There is one other SSID in my neighborhood
that is nearby, but signal is very weak when detectable
at all.

3) Already on CH 11. I'm going to try changing to CH 7.

4) Can't use WPA, have a iPaq that I don't believe
supports WPA that I use infrequently, but would like to
be able to if need arises.


>-----Original Message-----
>1. what firmware are you running? have you upgraded to
the current
>firmware in the 700?
>
>2. are there other wireless devices (SSID's) in range or
cordless
>phones?
>
>3. can you try channel 11 on the router?
>
>4. have you tried WPA as opposed to WEP and do you still
have the
>problem?
>
>this should not have anything to do with SP2.
>
>On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:31:03 -0800, "Josh M."
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I too have this issue - all systems are running WinXP
(I am
>>running SP2 Beta 1 on one machine, but the others will
>>still not have access and they're WinXP SP1) The odd
thing
>>I see is that the wireless activity light blinks
extremely
>>fast, even when I power off all wireless-capable
devices in
>>my house. I've changed WEP keys, SSID's, and turned
off my
>>SSID broadcast to make sure no one is tapping into my
>>network, no change. When it occurs, the router stops
>>responding to any calls, either outbound, inbound, or
to it
>>itself (can't access configuration) - I have to
powercycle
>>it to get a response. Oddly enough, it maintains a
>>connection with my wireless systems at 1Mbps until I
reboot
>>or try to /release & /renew, at which point I get no
DHCP
>>response. Please help!
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I swapped out some older hardware for this new
wireless
>>>router and setting it up was easy, everything worked
just
>>>fine. However, once or twice a day the network becomes
>>>inaccessible and so far the only solution I found is
to
>>>reset the base station.
>>>
>>>Any ideas what I might be doing wrong here? Thanx in
>>>advance!
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>