befw11s4 and all pcs gettin lost

[NJcow]

Well, Im happy with my linksys wifi router. But usually once a day I have to goto 192.168.1.1 to get my internet connection back. It happens simultaneously on my 2 pcs' and my laptop, doesnt seem to be any warning, and it happens on all 3 at once. It can happen while just surfing, while playing online games, whenever, no rhyme or reason. Ive seen it occur late at nite, in early am, mid afternoon. 2 pcs are cat5 in, and laptop is wireless. Ive run several spywares, I have NAV, optimimum online says they are not reporting any problems. I can still browse LAN and see other pc's. Any ideas?

 

[nemotek]

Hi,

Just want to know who is your broadband provider? Cable or DSL.

Anyway you may want to Clone your MAC address of your main computer (ipconfig/all on the DOS prompt copy the physical address ...6 pairs of char... separated by colons : )

if that doesn't work reflash or upgrade the firmware of your router.

go to

http://www.linksys.com

> support > downloads > select befw11s4 > download the latest firmware.

hope this helps...

 

[kennz]

Check the temp of the router .Where is the router located ? Move the router to a well ventilated area. You could be having a temp problem ?

 

[NJcow]

Gonna try firmware first. Its a cool cucumber, wide open, lotsa airflow.
Will let you know what happens.

 

[vipergg]

Anybody in your house happen to use a cordless phone ? Anybody using a 2.4 ghz cordless can cause interference on a wifi .

 

[NJcow]

Well firmware didnt help. Also stopped all cordless phone traffic, problem still showed up. Im startin to thing a bad router.....

 

[NJcow]

So, the votes in, Im an idiot....
After I did firmware, still had problem so Im thinkin bad router. As I hold it up as if offering it to the garbage gods, I notice the little, alomst imperceptible(for obvious reasons) button I so often ignore called - reset -.
Need I go on...?

 

[NJcow]

Wooops, new information....
After a day or so, the problem re-appeared. I did some more digging and came up with the real culprit. I dug as deep as I could on the Linksys site and fond some info regarding 'channels'. I went to 192.168.1.1, and on the Wireless tab, I changed the channel from 6(default) to 5, and bingo no problems since. So Im just gonna say everything all together ficed the problem.