Always Reset Router?

[Buranko 0]

It's odd...

 

Sometimes my Internet just stop working, and I have to reset my Router (Turn it off, turn it on).

 

And it works normally again.

 

- It's LinkSYS WRT-54G.

- I have 2 Computers.

- The IP address automatically configured by WinXP.

- I'm using Comcast Cable Modem.

- Sometimes it just once a day to reset..

- Sometimes every 10 minutes (the sickest one).

 

I tried to update the driver, but still not works properly.

 

- It's something to do with my windows setting?

- Or need new router? (Which I believe my router is not that old).

- Or... I dunno x_X

 

Any helps?

Edited April 17, 2007 by Buranko

[lukerman 2]

i'm really not sure how to help you at the moment, sometimes i get the same problems. i have to reset my Wireless modem [>_<]

[HopkinsProgramming 1,337]

What are you doing on the router? Sometimes, certain activities can overload the router, depending on your configuration.

Edited April 17, 2007 by HopkinsProgramming

[lukerman 2]

how does it get overloaded?

[HopkinsProgramming 1,337]

My friend's router got overloaded when we enabled QoS on it. It just couldn't handle the data coming at it, so it locked up.

[chconline 1,337]

Try entering your router configuration page and release/renew WAN IP from there instead of resetting, so you can pinpoint down to that problem.

 

Also check your access logs on your router.

[darkorb 124]

I always get that problem.

 

I just unplug/replug it back in.

[chconline 1,337]

I always get that problem.

 

I just unplug/replug it back in.

What router do you have? My Microsoft MN-700 (Windows CE based) rarely needs a reboot, maybe once every few months

 

It crashed twice in a day once because of an incoming overflow though.

[Buranko 0]

And now how to:

 

- Check the access log of the router.

- To know what caused the router overload.

- Release/Renew from Router Page?

 

What is router page? A page from web browser by typing (mine) 192.168.1.1 ?

I couldn't find a place to 'renew/release' the router from there.

 

I tried from DOS command prompt, did ipconfig /release and /renew

But it seems like the same. Does it something to do with the "Lease Expires" when I typed ipconfig /all in cmd?

[darkorb 124]

Its a linksys bfsr41

 

4 port

[chconline 1,337]

I am not sure about yours, but here's my friend's Linksys router:

 

(FYI I hacked his password )

 

 

DHCP release/renew

[Buranko 0]

Aaah.. it's under "STatus".. lol. Thanks.

 

And btw, this is a preventive method right?

Because once the router is getting stupid, and disconnected from internet, I can't even open my router page =/

 

But this is weird...

 

Allright then, but if there's any thought to prevent doing this from time to time.. please share.

[chconline 1,337]

You can't open the router page? Either it's your computer or likely your router crash, as you said earlier. Hmm...

 

Any access logs (Like a flood, or QoS configs, etc)

[Buranko 0]

I have no idea what are those... o.O;

[shc-boomer 1,337]

Yeah you should take a look at logs!

[Buranko 0]

Yes, I asked, where I could check the log?

 

Are those another software? (flooq, QoS configs, etc)

Edited April 18, 2007 by Buranko

[shc-boomer 1,337]

Ask chc he should know more!