limited or no connectivity
 

Hey guys

If someone could help me with the following problem it would be really appreciated.

Its as follows. There are two computers, one router (Linksys WRT54GL), and a wireless usb attena. The one computer is connected directly through ethernet and the other wireless.

What happens is my internet stops working and to get it too work i have to restart the router and the cable modem. This doesnt last for long and then my internet goes down. If i try and connect with the passkey it eventually says limited or no connectivity. It couldn't assign a network address.

I thought it was my cable modem, but i came to find out that it actually isn't when i got another one. Ive tried replacing the ethernet cable connected to the modem and the router. No luck. Ive disabled bitdefender, no luck. Ive also checked both computers. Sometimes the one cnnected through ethernet works and sometimes it doesnt. This is very weird.

I dont know what to do in this situation. Ive reset the router, ive also changed the wireless singnal. It actually worked for a while and then it gave me the same error.

Does anyone have ideas?

Thanx

Re: limited or no connectivity
 

Man, I cant tell you how many of us here have linksys problems. We idiots? It really frustrates me to set up my linksys. So all I can say man, is join the club. Like you, I am hoping some smart guy here comes to my rescue, cause apparently, linksys technical support can't.

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Im also hoping so. I have lost my patience with this problem. It irritates me that i have a 24 hour connection that i cant use properly. I have had this problem for long enough. I therefore decided to try my luck on a forum.

Lets c what happens.

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I have a similar router (WRT54GS v4) and have been very happy with it. All networking devices have their quirks, you just have to learn what ones your device has and how to fix it or work around it. If you are looking for more info about your router, you will be interested to know that your router is the same router as the WRT54G v4 with a different name.

The main known issue with the WRT54Gs is that they often choke when there are a large number of active connections. This often occurs if you use p2p software like BitTorrent but also occurs with other software.

The first thing you will want to do is upgrade to the latest Linksys firmware and see if that helps take care of your stability issues. If it doesn't, you have to option of running a third-party firmware like DD-WRT, which is what I run. The third-party firmwares give you more options when configuring your router.

Even though I have yet to understand the reason for this, I have found that my router got more stable after a few days of running. Mine had a few hiccups for the first week of running but has been rock solid since.

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Thanks. Ill give that a try and see if it helps. I do use p2p so that could be the problem. I will post the results after.

Cheers

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Good advice Chris, I've also seen various Linksys devices choke on certain applications. I remember one specifically where my router would barf and choke every time I tried to use Windows Messenger...a firmware update for the Linksys fixed that problem.

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hi
sorry don't have any answers but joined specifically with the same problem. I have netgear wireless router . I have it cabled to my main computer and it works perfectly but on my laptop i get disconnected from internet every 10 mins or so !! Any solution suggestions????

thanks in anticipation
Kaye

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kaye,

Please start your own thread. Even though your problems sound similar, I believe them to be very different. If you start your own thread, we can better focus on the different problems faced in your situation.

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wow, after getting a friend to setup and configure my linksys WRT54G router, this same thing happened to me!

Lemme read on the suggestions...

I'll post what I can to help you one I get my IT friend to work on this!

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hiccups? mine seems to be throwing fits and tantrums!
I have a WRT54G v 5. I wonder if that is the same as what you said. Well, ok, so it is his first week of operation in my home. I'll give it another chance before I send it to the incinerator.