- Jan 12, 2012
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Hi all,
Here is a description of my setup:
I have a modem, some generic Cisco modem that is working just fine.
I have a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router.
Plugged directly into the router is a Windows 7 64-bit PC.
And a whole variety of devices connect to it wirelessly, including:
A laptop.
An iPhone.
An iPod touch.
Gaming consoles.
Etc.
For a year or so, the router worked just fine. A month ago, however, it started to randomly drop connections and would require a manual reset (unplugging and re-plugging in the router), after which, everything could connect once again. Even plugging the laptop directly into the router would not work, and a manual reset was still required. And, sometimes, when I turn on the Windows 7 PC in the morning, even though it is plugged directly into the router, it can't get online.
I have read maybe half a dozen threads on various tech forums complaining about this same issue with this same router and it seemed like even installing open-source firmware (DD-WRT or Tomato) onto it would not fix it. So I bought a new router and it's waiting in the wings if I get the word that this one isn't worth fixing.
But I noticed today that the router may only start to drop connections when I shut down my PC. I have also gotten messages on rare occasion about IP address conflicts.
Does anyone have any insight to share?
Is my router having problems assigning IP addresses to these devices?
Here is a description of my setup:
I have a modem, some generic Cisco modem that is working just fine.
I have a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router.
Plugged directly into the router is a Windows 7 64-bit PC.
And a whole variety of devices connect to it wirelessly, including:
A laptop.
An iPhone.
An iPod touch.
Gaming consoles.
Etc.
For a year or so, the router worked just fine. A month ago, however, it started to randomly drop connections and would require a manual reset (unplugging and re-plugging in the router), after which, everything could connect once again. Even plugging the laptop directly into the router would not work, and a manual reset was still required. And, sometimes, when I turn on the Windows 7 PC in the morning, even though it is plugged directly into the router, it can't get online.
I have read maybe half a dozen threads on various tech forums complaining about this same issue with this same router and it seemed like even installing open-source firmware (DD-WRT or Tomato) onto it would not fix it. So I bought a new router and it's waiting in the wings if I get the word that this one isn't worth fixing.
But I noticed today that the router may only start to drop connections when I shut down my PC. I have also gotten messages on rare occasion about IP address conflicts.
Does anyone have any insight to share?
Is my router having problems assigning IP addresses to these devices?
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