xp: frequent linksys wireless router disconnection

[pcandpc]

Hello?

I am using a linksys befw11s4-v4 wireless

router with the latest firmware on xp home.

Every now and then, the router connection

is automatically dropped, interfering with

the internet connection.

Here, the xp home machine is physically

wired to the router.

Has anyone experienced the same and fixed

the issue?

Thank you.

[Aegis]

So you're not using wireless, but yet your connection drops? Can you double-check you're using the right network card? Maybe you have two cards installed, and XP decided to use the wireless one.

[pcandpc]

Hi Sppeling Nazi,

On this xp machine, I do not have

any wireless cards.

When the connection drops, the only

way to bring it back is to physically

disconnect the router's power cord

and reconnect.

Thanks.

[nmX.Memnoch]

This sounds like you're having a problem with the router, and not the machine. Is there more than one machine connected to the router?

[gamehead200]

Make sure your router is set to Keep Alive and not Connect On-Demand... It should be on the main setup page.

[pcandpc]

Hi nmX.Memnoch and gamehead200,

Thanks for your comments.

As for the "keep alive" option, I have already

tried that but that does not help.

Yes. I do have another computer connected

to the same router wiredly, but I only use one

computer at a time as this second machine is

just for a back up purpose.

That does not mean that the problem is no longer

there when two machines are operating -- I do not

know about that as I have not experimented it.

Recently, I had the router replaced by the manufacturer

but the problem still exists.

I tried with a different branded wired router to factor

out my dsl service provider, and I have no problem

with this other branded wired router.

So, I am puzzled whether this is a wireless router thingy.

Any ideas?

[Aegis]

Maybe it's just a problem with that specific router model. Why not get a different router?

[puntoMX]

Set your router in "stealth" mode so it doesn’t reply to pings from WAN. Also the router could get overheated, check if that is the case. I hope it helps for you .