WRT54GS connection problem (wired and wireless)

blue_harvester · 14 Mar 2006 at 21:10

I set up my new Linksys WRT54GS router (with my NTL cable connection) last night with no difficulty whatsoever. However, this evening when I came in from work I fired up the laptop and proceeded to connected via the wireless connection. This proved to be very unstable and frequently I would get the 'The connection was reset' message in Firefox. The same thing happened in IE.

I then turned on my desktop (which is connected to the router via Cat5) and the same problem is happening with it.

When I ping 'news.bbc.co.uk' I get this:

Code:

C:\Documents and Settings\admin>ping -t news.bbc.co.uk

Pinging newswww.bbc.net.uk [212.58.226.19] with 32 bytes of dat

Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=53
Request timed out.
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=57ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Request timed out.
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Request timed out.
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=53
Reply from 212.58.226.19: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 212.58.226.19:
    Packets: Sent = 31, Received = 28, Lost = 3 (9% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 22ms, Maximum = 57ms, Average = 28ms
Control-C
^C

Any ideas?

Kerplunk · 14 Mar 2006 at 21:15

Well, it is pinging ok.

What does it say in your logs on your router.

blue_harvester · 14 Mar 2006 at 21:19

Kerplunk said:
Well, it is pinging ok.

What does it say in your logs on your router.

Ok there doesn't seem to be any Incoming or Outgoing activity. I hit Refresh every couple of seconds and nothing.

blue_harvester · 14 Mar 2006 at 21:26

Ok, sorry I forgot to Save Settings! Here's what the Outgoing log says:

Code:

LAN IP  	Destination URL/IP  	Service/Port Number
192.168.1.100	216.239.37.125		5222
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	216.239.37.125		5222
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	216.239.37.125		5222
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	216.239.37.125		5222
192.168.1.100	66.102.9.147		www
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	66.102.9.147		www
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	66.102.9.147		www
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	216.239.37.125		https
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	66.102.9.147		www
192.168.1.100	83.245.33.200		www
192.168.1.100	66.161.11.20		www

blue_harvester · 14 Mar 2006 at 23:59

Problem seems to be fixed now, I think it was the actual NTL connection rather than the router.

Thanks again.