Connection to Linksys WRT54GS keeps dying

[lleckie]

The facts:
- I just bought a new 15" Powerbook to replace my 12"
- I copied all the documents and preferences from my old to my new
- My 12" was working just fine on the network
- The Internet on the new 15" computer works just fine when plugged into the modem
- I'm using high speed SBC Yahoo!
- If I restart both the modem and the router, i can get my new computer to connect wirelessly from anywhere from 0 - 5 minutes; at some point during this time, it will stop working as I'm trying to access pages and give me a connection warning on the page it's trying to open. Meanwhile, the airport signal meter in the top right hand corner of my screen still says the connection is active.
- Once the connection dies, I've tried reconnecting by shutting down airport, turning it back on. But in doing this the airport will give me a connection error saying I can't get back on.

I don't know what is going on, and why this computer doesn't work and the other one did. I don't think it's a DNS problem, because after the connection is lost I still can't access pages with an IP address.

Any help would be super appreciated!!

 

[Natobasso]

I have the same problem sometimes but here's how I limit it: Make sure you set up a 'Location' for your wireless and then make sure that location is selected anytime you want to use your wireless.

Also make sure you at least have a WEP Password (or higher level encryption) protecting your wireless from unauthorized access. You don't want to be providing the neighborhood with internet access!

 

[Kees Buijs]

The facts:
- I just bought a new 15" Powerbook to replace my 12"
- I copied all the documents and preferences from my old to my new
- My 12" was working just fine on the network
- The Internet on the new 15" computer works just fine when plugged into the modem
- I'm using high speed SBC Yahoo!
- If I restart both the modem and the router, i can get my new computer to connect wirelessly from anywhere from 0 - 5 minutes; at some point during this time, it will stop working as I'm trying to access pages and give me a connection warning on the page it's trying to open. Meanwhile, the airport signal meter in the top right hand corner of my screen still says the connection is active.
- Once the connection dies, I've tried reconnecting by shutting down airport, turning it back on. But in doing this the airport will give me a connection error saying I can't get back on.

I don't know what is going on, and why this computer doesn't work and the other one did. I don't think it's a DNS problem, because after the connection is lost I still can't access pages with an IP address.

Any help would be super appreciated!!

If the connection is lost, can you still access the wrt54gs and verify its configuration / status. If so, this means the connection to the wifi router still exists, but the connection to the internet is lost. If the connection to the router is not available anymore (check e.g. the ip-number, reconnect if possible etc.) the router might be bad. Effectively for testing purposes, remove any security settings as they might be the cuase for the problem.


Good luck, Kees