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Title: Losing Connection
Post by: slypanther on November 07, 2011, 02:16:48 PM

Everyday about 1-2 times a day I lose my connection to the internet.  I have narrowed it down to all traffic on port 80.  During these outages I can still use ICQ and ssh into my linux box, but I cannot view any web pages using IE, FF, or Chrome.  I have firmware version 2.01NA revB.  The outages are getting very frustrating and I am not sure what else to do.  A direct connection to my comcast modem works just fine and I never have any outages in the days I've relied only on that connection.  But wireless is important in my house and I do need the router to be working.  Should I upgrade to version 2.03?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Title: Re: Losing Connection
Post by: FurryNutz on November 07, 2011, 02:24:20 PM

What ISP Modem do you have? Stand Alone or built in router?
What ISP Modem make and model do you have?
If this modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems.

Ensure DNS IP addresses are being filled in under Setup/Internet/Manual? You can find these under Status/Device Info/Wan section.
Turn off ALL QoS (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options.
Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual.
Turn on DNS Relay under Setup/Networking.
Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices on the router.
Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP.

What wireless modes are you using?
Try single mode G or mixed G and N?
What security mode are you using? WEP, WPA or WPA2? Preferred is WPA-Personal. WPA2/Auto TPIK and AES.
What wireless devices do you have connected?
Any cordless house phones?
Any other WiFi routers in the area?

Turn off all anti virus and firewall programs on PC while testing.
Turn off all devices accept for one wired PC while testing.

Title: Re: Losing Connection
Post by: slypanther on November 10, 2011, 11:13:42 AM

Switching the mode from mixed n/g/b to just n/g seemed to do the trick.  Have not had any issues since the change.

Title: Re: Losing Connection
Post by: FurryNutz on November 10, 2011, 11:28:41 AM

Good to hear. Ya, A and B modes aren't used much any more by resent on the market devices so no real need to broadcast what your not using.