Hi Jean,

When I see this type of behavior, I first check to see if there are
neighbors that have a wireless router also on the same channel. In the US,
there are 11 channels to choose from, and sometimes if you have two wireless
access points in the same vicinity on the same channel, the client computers
get confused over which one to connect to, or the interference causes
dropouts.

Using the wireless network manager, you can usually search for wireless
networks in range. If you see somebody eleses, then you should be able to
choose a different channel through your router setup.

Russ Poffenberger
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Old Linksys WRT54G router


I have an old linksys WRT54G router that I believe originally had 
version 3.x software which I flashed to 4.7 (the highest it could go 
because of its age). It has been a faithful router but it seems to be 
forgetful now. I have a small wired/wireless network in my home that had 
worked without problems until about six months ago when I started losing 
connectivity to the web. I would still have a connection to the router, 
showing a strong signal and speed indication (for what Win XP and Win 
MedCntr are willing to display) but I lose connections to web pages and 
servers. We have learned to right click on the computer broadcast icon 
and "repair" the connection. Windows does it thing by releasing the IP, 
clearing and then reloading the IP and all is well until it decides to 
hiccup again.

So my question is: Is my router dying a slow death? Are there any 
programs that I can use to 'see' what is going on? Any settings on the 
router that might not be right? Or should I bite the bullet and get a 
new "N" type or maybe even one of the new "Dual Channel" ones?

Any insight would be appreciated.

Jean Bourvic

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