mongo99

Here's another update... Well, it's been exactly 1-hour since the last "random reboot"... You guessed it folks, the router just rebooted itself AGAIN. I've just about had it with this thing! I guess it's time to replace it... And if the replacement unit doesn't work, I'll get myself a Linksys as recommended here (and elsewhere). Thanks for your help guys, I really appreciate it!

Refurbs... hmm... I guess I'm better off sticking with the one I've got then. But seriously, I'll be looking at Linksys as a potential replacement. Been doing some research on Linksys ever since I've had issues with Zyxel. Yes. It seems I'm behind a "proxy" and my connection is probably being routed everywhere. But good speeds nevertheless.

@crahak: My Zyxel router is still under warranty. If these problems persist, I'll have no other choice but to exchange it for a new one. I will also take a look at the Linksys WRT54GL as well. I have a few friends who use Linksys with little or no problems. Will keep my options open @eyeball: The router is already running the latest firmware version. I've already performed a Line Quality Test when I first got my adsl connection. No (serious) issues from what I can tell of the report, except high latency/ping times (300-350ms). I could post the results if you wish... Perhaps I should request my ISP to perform one, just in case...

Thanks for the suggestions, guys !! UPDATE: As mentioned in my first post, having "reset" the router (to factory defaults) several days ago, Problem #1 seems to have disappeared (or so I thought). I have only encountered the no WAN IP (0.0.0.0) issue just once since then. As for the router rebooting itself, well, resetting the device seems to have fixed it (at first), but it happened again (last night) while I was downloading... I've also read on several forums that random (router) reboots may occur from time to time -- especially during hi-speed file transfers. Don't know if this is true or not... Can anybody verify this? FYI - I have a 2048/512 adsl connection (router PPPOE). Device System Mode is set to "Routing" not "Bridged". I don't have any issues with the DSL connection itself -- good speeds 24/7. So the only conclusion I could think of is that the device itself is "defective". P.S. - Just as I was finishing typing this post, guess what?! The **** router rebooted itself again!!! And no, I wasn't downloading or browsing the web (idle connection). That's two random reboots in a 12-hour period. Something is definitely wrong here...

Hello, I have a Zyxel P-660H-T1 v2 ADSL2+ 4-port Gateway router... I've been using this device for the past 2 months without any problems -- that is, until about 2 weeks ago... Problem #1: As I was surfing the net, I noticed my connection was suddenly cut-off. I logged into the Web Configurator UI and noticed that there was no WAN Port IP address assigned (0.0.0.0) from my ISP... Hmm, no WAN IP address -- made perfect sense as to why I was unable to browse the web even though my DSL status = UP. So I powered-off the device and then back on. After doing this, I was able to browse the web. Moments (or hours) later, no internet again... This behavior has occured on and off, for the past two weeks. Any ideas to what might be causing this? Telephone Exchange? ISP? a faulty NIC or is my Zyxel device "defective"? Problem #2: As if Problem #1 wasn't bad enough, here is Problem #2... About a week ago, the device "powered itself off" and then back on all of a sudden. WTF?! I have to admit, I've never seen anything quite like it... This "odd" behavior occured intermittently at first, but then it got to the point where the device would turn itself off and on every few hours. After searching the web for a viable solution, I decided to "reset" the device (to factory defaults). At first, this seemed to have solved the issue, but after 2-3 days, the problem resurfaced again... ARRGGHHH. What could be causing this? I'm beginning to think the device itself may be "defective". Btw, the device is already running the latest firmware version. This is driving me nuts! Any solutions and/or suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!