MN-700 "Random Disconnects" solved, but now speeds are slow...

I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue but here is
what I'm faced with. After hours of configuration changes,
I was finally able to keep my Microsoft MN-700 router from
dropping its Internet connection. Now, here is my new
problem (which may not EVER have a solution). I have a
2MBps cable Internet connection. When I connect my PC
using cat-5 cable directly to my cable modem, the
bandwidth ranges anywhere from 1946kbps to 2050kbps (like
it should be). Then, when I connect the router between the
cable modem and the PC, the bandwidth drops between
870kbps and 1100kbps. I've disabled/enabled nearly every
setting to try and bring it up to speed, but no luck. I
expect some loss in bandwidth due to using a router, but
not 1MBps! Does anyone have an idea what I can try to
recover the lost speed?

Thanks,
Chad

I am having the issue of dropping the internet connection.
How did you solve this?

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue but here is
>what I'm faced with. After hours of configuration
changes,
>I was finally able to keep my Microsoft MN-700 router
from
>dropping its Internet connection. Now, here is my new
>problem (which may not EVER have a solution). I have a
>2MBps cable Internet connection. When I connect my PC
>using cat-5 cable directly to my cable modem, the
>bandwidth ranges anywhere from 1946kbps to 2050kbps (like
>it should be). Then, when I connect the router between
the
>cable modem and the PC, the bandwidth drops between
>870kbps and 1100kbps. I've disabled/enabled nearly every
>setting to try and bring it up to speed, but no luck. I
>expect some loss in bandwidth due to using a router, but
>not 1MBps! Does anyone have an idea what I can try to
>recover the lost speed?
>
>Thanks,
>Chad
>.
>

How did you solve this?

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue but here is
>what I'm faced with. After hours of configuration
changes,
>I was finally able to keep my Microsoft MN-700 router
from
>dropping its Internet connection. Now, here is my new
>problem (which may not EVER have a solution). I have a
>2MBps cable Internet connection. When I connect my PC
>using cat-5 cable directly to my cable modem, the
>bandwidth ranges anywhere from 1946kbps to 2050kbps
(like
>it should be). Then, when I connect the router between
the
>cable modem and the PC, the bandwidth drops between
>870kbps and 1100kbps. I've disabled/enabled nearly every
>setting to try and bring it up to speed, but no luck. I
>expect some loss in bandwidth due to using a router, but
>not 1MBps! Does anyone have an idea what I can try to
>recover the lost speed?
>
>Thanks,
>Chad
>.
>

I am also having the same problem of the router constantly
and randomly disconnecting. Please do tell!
>-----Original Message-----
>I am having the issue of dropping the internet
connection.
>How did you solve this?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue but here is
>>what I'm faced with. After hours of configuration
>changes,
>>I was finally able to keep my Microsoft MN-700 router
>from
>>dropping its Internet connection. Now, here is my new
>>problem (which may not EVER have a solution). I have a
>>2MBps cable Internet connection. When I connect my PC
>>using cat-5 cable directly to my cable modem, the
>>bandwidth ranges anywhere from 1946kbps to 2050kbps
(like
>>it should be). Then, when I connect the router between
>the
>>cable modem and the PC, the bandwidth drops between
>>870kbps and 1100kbps. I've disabled/enabled nearly every
>>setting to try and bring it up to speed, but no luck. I
>>expect some loss in bandwidth due to using a router, but
>>not 1MBps! Does anyone have an idea what I can try to
>>recover the lost speed?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Chad
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hey all,

I wish I could tell you exactly how I finally solved
the connection issue, but I made so many adjustments
and tried so many configurations that I dont know what
finally caused it to work correctly. I can atleast
give you a run down of the settings I am using.

1. Microsoft MN-700 router with the most up-to-date
firmware and software installed (As of January 9,
2004)

2. PC with a fresh installation of Windows XP connected
to the router via CAT5 for configuration.


3. Some router settings:

====LAN===
- DHCP Enabled (Serving only 50 addresses with a lease
time of 2 weeks)

===WAN===
- Dynamic IP addressing from ISP
- Cloned MAC addresses
- Obtain DNS address automatically

===Wireless===
- Mixed b compatible (this is required in my case due
to some 802.11b cards)
- Wireless channel is 6 (all others seem to have problems)
- Set to broadcast SSID

===Security===
- No wireless encryption (wouldn't be necessary for my
network)
- Block ICMP commands is checked


I also have some additional client filters on, but
they shouldn't affect how the connection was being
dropped. Once I finally had the configuration to my
liking, I backed up the settings to a file on my PC.
Then I reset the router through the router software
and then using the reset button on the back to make
sure everything was clear. I re-ran the Microsoft
setup program and once I could login to the router I
restored my settings. Seems to work fine now (about a
week). It seems odd, but loading the settings from an
external file fixed my problem. Has anyone else tried
this?

If you have further questions, let me know and I'll
see what I can do.