Linksys router issue?
I have a wired pc and a wireless mac using a linksys router. The problem is that it sporadically stops working. Sometimes it will work again if i reset it. Sometimes it won’t. I reinstalled the firmware and it didn’t help. The only things i changed were the name of the router, the admin password, and set up mac address filtering(after a nightmare with wep and wpa). Any ideas would be helpful. I was considering changing to the linux based firmware if that would help. Thanks!
I don’t have two routers, just one that has a place for wired connection and a wireless connection.
Usually, routers will have a ‘redial period’ that will automatically re-connect a dropped signal.
Most routers will also have a ‘time-out period’ that will force everyone off the internet. This is easily adjusted via the router’s configuration page.
If you change the ‘time-out period’ to a longer length of time, that will delay any inconveniences, but not forever.
When mine times out, I just unplug the router for a few seconds, and then plug it back in (power, not ethernet).
I think the factory defaults set the time-out at 48 hours, but it will be listed as “0″ (which means two days). Change it to a higher number (like 150 hours) so you only have to reset once a week.
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