Wireless G Router loses internet connection every few minutes

I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose connection
to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware that
it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am listening
to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
cable. Any ideas?

I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I am
stumped.

Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries before it happens.

Vanessa wrote:

> I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose connection
> to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
> connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware that
> it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am listening
> to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
> This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
> cable. Any ideas?
>
> I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I am
> stumped.

Last few items.
2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires on
2004/08/24 06:02:17
2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires on
2004/08/24 07:03:01
2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires on
2004/08/24 08:15:03
2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful


>-----Original Message-----
>Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries
before it happens.
>
>Vanessa wrote:
>
>> I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
connection
>> to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>> connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
that
>> it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
listening
>> to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>> This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
>> cable. Any ideas?
>>
>> I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I
am
>> stumped.
>
>.
>

Wow your ISP is giving you a 2 hour lease. That really sucks. I'm not
sure now other then maybe the lease time the ISP is giving you. Maybe
someone else has an idea.

Vanessa wrote:
> Last few items.
> 2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 06:02:17
> 2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 07:03:01
> 2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 08:15:03
> 2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
> 2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
> 2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries
>
> before it happens.
>
>>Vanessa wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>
> connection
>
>>>to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>>connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>
> that
>
>>>it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>
> listening
>
>>>to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>>This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
>>>cable. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I
>
> am
>
>>>stumped.
>>
>>.
>>

what kind of modem are you connected to - brand and model number - and
who is your ISP. whatever you are connecting to is already a private
class IP range (NAT) and you've got double NAT going on here which is
a bad situation. are you actually plugged into another router or modem
that is part of an all in one device that acts as a router?

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:09:53 -0700, "Vanessa"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Last few items.
>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires on
>2004/08/24 06:02:17
>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires on
>2004/08/24 07:03:01
>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires on
>2004/08/24 08:15:03
>2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
>2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
>2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries
>before it happens.
>>
>>Vanessa wrote:
>>
>>> I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>connection
>>> to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>> connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>that
>>> it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>listening
>>> to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>> This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
>>> cable. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I
>am
>>> stumped.
>>
>>.
>>

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

I forgot about that. It should have been a no brainier.

Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote:

> what kind of modem are you connected to - brand and model number - and
> who is your ISP. whatever you are connecting to is already a private
> class IP range (NAT) and you've got double NAT going on here which is
> a bad situation. are you actually plugged into another router or modem
> that is part of an all in one device that acts as a router?
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:09:53 -0700, "Vanessa"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Last few items.
>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>
>>2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires on
>>2004/08/24 06:02:17
>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>
>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>
>>2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires on
>>2004/08/24 07:03:01
>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>
>>2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires on
>>2004/08/24 08:15:03
>>2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
>>2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
>>2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries
>>
>>before it happens.
>>
>>>Vanessa wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>>
>>connection
>>
>>>>to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>>>connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>>
>>that
>>
>>>>it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>>
>>listening
>>
>>>>to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>>>This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
>>>>cable. Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I
>>
>>am
>>
>>>>stumped.
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
> --
> Barb Bowman
> Expert Zone Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> MS-MVP (Windows)

You may want to check out the following articles over at
http://support.micosoft.com

817463 MSBBN: HOW TO: Configure a Wireless Access Point

817461 MSBBN: How to Set up a USB Satellite Connection to Use Internet
Connection Sharing

In the second article just ignore the section titled "Setup Internet
Connection Sharing on the Computer with the Satellite Connection" & you
should be set.

That will make it so that you are no longer using NAT behind NAT.
Something you never should do.

Vanessa wrote:

> Last few items.
> 2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 06:02:17
> 2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 07:03:01
> 2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
> 192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
> 2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
> from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
> 2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
> 192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires on
> 2004/08/24 08:15:03
> 2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
> 2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
> 2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five entries
>
> before it happens.
>
>>Vanessa wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>
> connection
>
>>>to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>>connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>
> that
>
>>>it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>
> listening
>
>>>to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>>This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or via
>>>cable. Any ideas?
>>>
>>>I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled. I
>
> am
>
>>>stumped.
>>
>>.
>>

I am connected to a wireless bridge. I have pplbroadband.
www.pplbroadband.com , which is Broadband Over Power
line. Prior to that I had a one way cable modem. Believe
it or not, this works better, at least when it IS
connected, it is fast.

On my MSBBN i have the lease time set to 2 weeks, so I
don't know why it is re-setting every two hours.


>-----Original Message-----
>what kind of modem are you connected to - brand and
model number - and
>who is your ISP. whatever you are connecting to is
already a private
>class IP range (NAT) and you've got double NAT going on
here which is
>a bad situation. are you actually plugged into another
router or modem
>that is part of an all in one device that acts as a
router?
>
>On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:09:53 -0700, "Vanessa"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Last few items.
>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires
on
>>2004/08/24 06:02:17
>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires
on
>>2004/08/24 07:03:01
>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires
on
>>2004/08/24 08:15:03
>>2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
>>2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
>>2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five
entries
>>before it happens.
>>>
>>>Vanessa wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>>connection
>>>> to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>>> connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>>that
>>>> it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>>listening
>>>> to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>>> This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or
via
>>>> cable. Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled.
I
>>am
>>>> stumped.
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

The lease time setting *you* are modifying is for the LAN side.

Based on your log, whereever the DHCP server is on the WAN side of the
router is (presumably your ISP) gives you leases of two hours.

What you are seeing is normal (wrt to DHCP lease times).



--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"Vanessa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:260a01c48e36$2581d3a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am connected to a wireless bridge. I have pplbroadband.
> www.pplbroadband.com , which is Broadband Over Power
> line. Prior to that I had a one way cable modem. Believe
> it or not, this works better, at least when it IS
> connected, it is fast.
>
> On my MSBBN i have the lease time set to 2 weeks, so I
> don't know why it is re-setting every two hours.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>what kind of modem are you connected to - brand and
> model number - and
>>who is your ISP. whatever you are connecting to is
> already a private
>>class IP range (NAT) and you've got double NAT going on
> here which is
>>a bad situation. are you actually plugged into another
> router or modem
>>that is part of an all in one device that acts as a
> router?
>>
>>On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:09:53 -0700, "Vanessa"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Last few items.
>>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>>2004/08/24 04:02:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>>2004/08/24 04:02:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 04:02:17 ; lease expires
> on
>>>2004/08/24 06:02:17
>>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>>2004/08/24 05:03:01 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>>2004/08/24 05:25:17 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>>2004/08/24 05:25:20 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 05:25:17 ; lease expires
> on
>>>2004/08/24 07:03:01
>>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Request sent from
>>>192.168.121.50 to 192.168.100.242
>>>2004/08/24 06:15:03 DHCP Client : Server response sent
>>>from 192.168.100.242 to 192.168.121.50
>>>2004/08/24 06:15:06 DHCP Client : Obtained lease for
>>>192.168.121.50 on 2004/08/24 06:15:03 ; lease expires
> on
>>>2004/08/24 08:15:03
>>>2004/08/24 07:05:35 192.168.2.68 logout
>>>2004/08/24 07:05:49 192.168.2.167 login failed
>>>2004/08/24 07:05:54 192.168.2.167 login successful
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Check the basestation log. Please post the five
> entries
>>>before it happens.
>>>>
>>>>Vanessa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have the Microsoft Wireless G Router. I lose
>>>connection
>>>>> to the internet every few minutes. It just drops the
>>>>> connection. It re-starts, and I am not always aware
>>>that
>>>>> it has done so, but I have noticed that if I am
>>>listening
>>>>> to streaming music, there will be a long pause.
>>>>> This happens whether i am attached wirelessly, or
> via
>>>>> cable. Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> I checked that 802.11x authentication was disabled.
> I
>>>am
>>>>> stumped.
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>