Can't access router settings...

RyanS · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:19

Every 30mins - 2 hours the internet will stop working on both computers, at the same time I can no longer access the router settings (192.168.2.1), also 2 of the lights go out on the router, one being the internet one.

The only way I have found of resolving it , is to simply pull the power cable out of the router and pop it back in again.

My router is the F5D7230-4 Belkin, the firmware is up to date.

Is it my router or the internet causing the problem?

GSDog · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:21

If you can't even access the router settings, then it's probably the router.
Does it just time out when you try to access the router settings?

gillywibble · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:21

Sounds like the router. If your ADSL line went down, you would still be able to access the router.

I had a netgear router that disconnected intermittently. Got a D Link now, no problems.

RyanS · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:33

OK thanks guys, anything I can do to fix it? I tryed restoring factory defaults etc.

gillywibble · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:36

By the sound of it, no. I think you'll need to get a new one.

RyanS · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:44

Ah bummer, only 2 years old to, any recommendations, use it for xbox live, torrents, so easy port stuff etc is a plus.

gillywibble · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:27

Who's your ISP? You could probably blag one off them.

If not, I hear Linksys are pretty good although i'm no expert.

RyanS · 7 Jul 2007 at 16:01

ukfsn

Thanks anyway.

LoadsaMoney · 7 Jul 2007 at 16:38

You running a firewall, i used to have a nightmare trying to get to my router settings when i was using Za, just couldn't get into it half the time because of the stupid thing, switched to Comodo and can access it fine now all the time, im using a NetGear DG834G btw, just a thought anyway.

Dup · 7 Jul 2007 at 18:34

My D-Link DSL-G624M does this since enabling upnp. I disabled it again, but it's still doing it. Rather annoying