WAG54G Gateway drops the connection

I have a LinkSys WAG54G Wireless-G ADSL Gateway set up in our
home network,. using our SWBell phone ADSL service. This home
network consists of my desktop computer, a homebuilt with an AZUS
P2B MB, running Win XP Professional SP2, a WinBook XL3 Laptop and
my wife's kitchen computer, an HP desktop, with Windows XP Home
addition.

My desktop computer has a LinkSys LNE 100TX EtherFast PCI Adapter
and is cable connected to the ADSL Gateway. I manage the setup
with this computer. I have this home network set up using WPA
Pre-Shared Key Security Mode with TKIP Algorithms. We live in a
quiet residential neighborhood and I doubt there is any intrusion
attempts causing the problems.

This home network has been working very well for the past couple
of years, but recently it has developed two problems. It drops
the connection, briefly, very often. This can happen several
times in a ten minute time span, and the dropped connections can
last from a second or so to several seconds. The connection is
then restored and things go along fine until the next time the
connection is dropped.

The other problem...perhaps related...perhaps not...I can open
the ADSL setup screen by keying the local IP address into my
browser's address slot. This usually works promptly but sometimes
I can not get the setup screen to open, or if it opens it may go
catatonic and refuse to move on to another page.

I have tried shutting all the computers down, then re-booting my
desktop computer. This hasn't produced any predictable results.
Sometimes I can then log onto the Wireless Setup site, but most
frequently I can not. If I go away and let the damned thing pout
and balk a few hours then come back it will usually open with no
problem.

Firmware Version 1.01.6 Should I update this? I'm afraid of
messing the whole thing up if I try and it goes into a balk mood.

On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:07:18 GMT, Gordon <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>I have a LinkSys WAG54G Wireless-G ADSL Gateway set up in our
>home network,. using our SWBell phone ADSL service. This home
>network consists of my desktop computer, a homebuilt with an AZUS
>P2B MB, running Win XP Professional SP2, a WinBook XL3 Laptop and
>my wife's kitchen computer, an HP desktop, with Windows XP Home
>addition.
>
>My desktop computer has a LinkSys LNE 100TX EtherFast PCI Adapter
>and is cable connected to the ADSL Gateway. I manage the setup
>with this computer. I have this home network set up using WPA
>Pre-Shared Key Security Mode with TKIP Algorithms. We live in a
>quiet residential neighborhood and I doubt there is any intrusion
>attempts causing the problems.
>
>This home network has been working very well for the past couple
>of years, but recently it has developed two problems. It drops
>the connection, briefly, very often. This can happen several
>times in a ten minute time span, and the dropped connections can
>last from a second or so to several seconds. The connection is
>then restored and things go along fine until the next time the
>connection is dropped.

Probably interference. See Fast Fixes below.

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On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:24:31 GMT, John Navas
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:07:18 GMT, Gordon <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>I have a LinkSys WAG54G Wireless-G ADSL Gateway set up in our
>>home network,. using our SWBell phone ADSL service. This home
>>network consists of my desktop computer, a homebuilt with an AZUS
>>P2B MB, running Win XP Professional SP2, a WinBook XL3 Laptop and
>>my wife's kitchen computer, an HP desktop, with Windows XP Home
>>addition.
>>
>>My desktop computer has a LinkSys LNE 100TX EtherFast PCI Adapter
>>and is cable connected to the ADSL Gateway. I manage the setup
>>with this computer. I have this home network set up using WPA
>>Pre-Shared Key Security Mode with TKIP Algorithms. We live in a
>>quiet residential neighborhood and I doubt there is any intrusion
>>attempts causing the problems.
>>
>>This home network has been working very well for the past couple
>>of years, but recently it has developed two problems. It drops
>>the connection, briefly, very often. This can happen several
>>times in a ten minute time span, and the dropped connections can
>>last from a second or so to several seconds. The connection is
>>then restored and things go along fine until the next time the
>>connection is dropped.
>
>Probably interference. See Fast Fixes below.
>
John, these Fast Fixes all seem to address wireless problems, but
don't shed much light on ADSL-to-the-server related problems. My
household Wi-Fi network seems to be working quite well, but none
of the three computers involved can secure a solid, reliable ADSL
connection with my SWBell internet service provider.

SWBell sent a technician out yesterday afternoon. He checked the
line for noise and verified that all was well between my house
and the fiber optics box down the street half a block. He did
find a large wasp nest in the junction box up on the phone line
where my house service drop ties into the main line. He sprayed
the nest, then cleared out all the residue, but that didn't
change the problem.

I'm wondering if I might have some of my computer settings such
that the ADSL router's buffer or tables are being stressed beyond
their capacity. It just seems odd that this setup would work fine
at some times, then go to hell in a handbasket at other times.
What might I check to see if the problem might be caused by some
of my computer's settings? Thanks for any suggestions. I'll try
anything short of destroying the equipment and buying replacement
stuff.

Gordon

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:49:33 GMT, Gordon <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:24:31 GMT, John Navas
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:07:18 GMT, Gordon <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>>
>>>I have a LinkSys WAG54G Wireless-G ADSL Gateway set up in our
>>>home network,. using our SWBell phone ADSL service. This home
>>>network consists of my desktop computer, a homebuilt with an AZUS
>>>P2B MB, running Win XP Professional SP2, a WinBook XL3 Laptop and
>>>my wife's kitchen computer, an HP desktop, with Windows XP Home
>>>addition.
>>>
>>>My desktop computer has a LinkSys LNE 100TX EtherFast PCI Adapter
>>>and is cable connected to the ADSL Gateway. I manage the setup
>>>with this computer. I have this home network set up using WPA
>>>Pre-Shared Key Security Mode with TKIP Algorithms. We live in a
>>>quiet residential neighborhood and I doubt there is any intrusion
>>>attempts causing the problems.
>>>
>>>This home network has been working very well for the past couple
>>>of years, but recently it has developed two problems. It drops
>>>the connection, briefly, very often. This can happen several
>>>times in a ten minute time span, and the dropped connections can
>>>last from a second or so to several seconds. The connection is
>>>then restored and things go along fine until the next time the
>>>connection is dropped.
>>
>>Probably interference. See Fast Fixes below.
>>
>John, these Fast Fixes all seem to address wireless problems, but
>don't shed much light on ADSL-to-the-server related problems. My
>household Wi-Fi network seems to be working quite well, but none
>of the three computers involved can secure a solid, reliable ADSL
>connection with my SWBell internet service provider.

True, but then this is alt.internet.wireless
For DSL, see comp.dcom.xdsl [cross-posted, follow-up set]

>SWBell sent a technician out yesterday afternoon. He checked the
>line for noise and verified that all was well between my house
>and the fiber optics box down the street half a block. He did
>find a large wasp nest in the junction box up on the phone line
>where my house service drop ties into the main line. He sprayed
>the nest, then cleared out all the residue, but that didn't
>change the problem.
>
>I'm wondering if I might have some of my computer settings such
>that the ADSL router's buffer or tables are being stressed beyond
>their capacity. It just seems odd that this setup would work fine
>at some times, then go to hell in a handbasket at other times.
>What might I check to see if the problem might be caused by some
>of my computer's settings? Thanks for any suggestions. I'll try
>anything short of destroying the equipment and buying replacement
>stuff.
>
>Gordon

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