Problems with a WRT54GS

I'm using a WRT54GS router with a Dell Inspiron Laptop that's connecting using a wireless adapter and using an ethernet port to connect the Dell Desktop computer in my office.
I do not have a problem maintaining a network connection, or access to the internet, however when I try to retrieve files or use the printer that's on the desktop, I often get connection errors. The drives and the printer always appear but I get error messages quite often when I try to use them.
Any suggestions?

try to disable any firewall or any Internet security software.

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Problems with a WRT54G wireless linksys router.

Hello, I'm having problems with my WRT54G linksys wireless router.
With this router, I tend to get lag spikes and often disconnect while playing online games at a certain time. The spikes usually get worse
during the afternoon/evenings (2pm-12am PST).
Some information about my setup:
Firmware version: v.8.00.7
Shaw high speed cable (i think ~10mbit connect)
xp/vista OS (two computers linked up via router)
- Both computers are connected via wire, not wireless
I've changed settings for my router through advice, but nothing seems to work. Nobody else is connected to my router because I get nothing
in the logs and the DHCP client list has only 2 IPs. I'm sure my router is the one giving me lag spikes because I sometimes connect my
modem directly to my computer (the XP) and receive no lag spikes. Someone does use wireless, but I turn wireless off at times so that
isn't the problem. I've also secured my wireless, so I know it isn't the problem.
Anyone know what's causing these lag spikes and how I can fix it? Do I need a new router?
If anymore information is needed, please do not hesitate to ask.
Message Edited by Dysouk on 10-17-2009 12:24 AM
Not so computer savvy

Try to readjust the wireless settings of the router...Open the linksys setup page and try the following settings...
- Reduce the MTU size to 1364.
- Change the Wireless Channel to 11-2.467GHz.
- Under Advanced Wireless Settings,Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,RTS Threshold to 2304
Now,check the difference...If you are still facing the same problem then,try to upgrade/reflash the router's firmware,reset the router and reconfigure it from the scratch.

I had a problem with my WRT54GS not connecting to my inte...

I had a problem with my WRT54GS not connecting to my internet until I cloned my old routers mac address. I was using a BEFW11S4 which was bullet proof and worked for several years until I changed to Wireless G. Upon purchasing the WRT54GS and setting up all parameters exactly like I had before I could not make any connections, wireless or otherwise until I cloned my mac address to the same address as my previous router. Apparently my ISP had that mac address registered and would not properly perform DHCP even though all other paremeters were correct. I read lots of messages here on line with issues with the WRT54GS connecting and this fixed my problem outright. If you upgrade from a previous generation router (Linksys or otherwise apparently) copy your old routers mac address and clone it to your new router and you should be able to connect. This fixed my problem after several hours and days of troubleshooting. Good Luck Karnage

As an alternative to using MAC address cloning, you can phone your ISP, tell them you have a new router, and tell them to reset their system to accept the MAC address of your new router. This way, you won't have to remember the old MAC address, in the event that you need to reset your router to factory defaults.

Big Problems with a WRT54GS

I recently purchased a WRT54GS V5, and have the following issues: No wireless access, if I do a site survey with the PC that has a wireless card no access point is found. I have a wireless game adapter that also will not associate. If I only have my pc connected via cable it functions OK. If I connect my Ximeta external drive to another port, within 5 minutes nothing works, the router won't even respond to a ping. The weird thing is I assumed the router had failed and replaced it with a new one. Same problems. If I connect the PC to the cable modem directly everything works fine. I have put my old BEFW11S4 back into service, but I am at a loss what to do. Help!

ALL WRT54G v5/v6/v7 and GS v5/v6 run on VxWorks. Linksys will not own upto there being problems with this Operating system and the lack of ram/hardware that v1-v4 of the G and GS units had.
Fortunetly, people have had enough and actually made their own Bootloader to make the units now run on Openwrt and DD-WRT 3rd party firmwares.
more information here:
WRT54G/GS v5 and V6 can now be flashed to linux without JTAG!!!Message Edited by linksysinfo on 06-29-2006 10:01 PM
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Persistent problems with Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router

I'm currently running Vista with a Linksys WRT54GS router. As earlier discussed in this forum I am still having intermittent problems with the ATV taking down my network. Anyone else experienced this and come up with a sure fire fix?
When it's working I like the set up but I have to say, it is not nearly stable enough to be an everyday solution for getting my music and photos to my living room.
Thanks.

Hi, I am having the same problem -- my 2WIRE modem from AT&T recently blew up. So, I purchased the WRT54GS. As soon as I reconnected the AppleTV to the new router via a wireless connection, all of my machines (Mac and PC) lost their internet connections. I'm seriously considering going out and getting another 2WIRE.

Problems with the WRT54GS

Hello everyone!
I've just bought the WRT54GS router and am having some difficoultys with it. I've managed to get it up and running with the CD, that came along within the package. And the first impresion was WOW. Compared to my previous router, this is lightning fast.
Ok, to the problems. My internet freezes quite often now. It's like its loading a page, but nothing happens. Doesnt even open up the home page or go to the router control panel. It really gets anoying, becouse it happens quite often. The various downloading programs like nTorrent are running nicely in the background... !?
The next questin is the range of this routers. My previous router didnt have enough signal to reach my brother's room on the other side of the apartment, and it's not a big apartment. But, neither does this router. How can that be? Could it be something in the walls? When I put the laptop next to the router, the connect is instantenious and the internet works like a charm, but just 10 meters away... it doesnt eve find the signal.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Connect your PC directly tot eh modem and see if your web pages are still slow to load like you described. Now the Signal can be boasted with High gain antennas or even a range extender. If your PC still acts sluggish and the web is slow to load then clean out unwanted or unneeded programs, clean out your Temp folder, and Temp Internet files/cookies and try it again. I like Ad-aware for cleaning out spyware and tracking cookies and maintain my PC's everyweek. If your PC loads up fast like before then check your routers firmware and upgrade if needed, power cycle the router then reconfigure it. That should clean out the cob-webs in the routers RAM and speed things up a bit.
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Problem with Linksys WRT54GS router? Please help.

Alright, so I have the WRT54GS, and for the longest time after I bought it, it worked just fine, but I've been experiencing problems lately. We have 2 computers running off the router. One is a wired connection, and mine is wireless, which I'm starting to hate. So whenever I'm playing any kind of game that takes up a lot of bandwidth, such as Call of Duty 4, it's been really laggy, and I get connection interruptions quite often. It disconnects me from all my online programs and, i have to wait about 20 seconds and the connection returns again. It's almost as if the router is just under strain and temporarily gives out? It happens if the other computer is running, or if mine is the only one being used. I really hope this problem is normal and fixable, because I don't have the money for a new router. So I'm wondering, can anyone help me? Please, any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Try the steps below to see if it will help.
There are many reasons for a poor wireless connection, and many ways to solve this issue.
1.      Give your network a unique SSID and do not use Linksys and set your SSID Broadcast to enable.
2.      You can also try A different channel. There are 11 channels and 1, 6 or 11 is better
3.      You can try raising your router approximately 4-6 feet above the floor and make sure the antennas are vertical.
4.      access your wireless software by going to your Profile or preferred networks, if any are named Linksys or ones that you do not know please delete them. Go to the settings or properties and check the information to make sure it is correct.
5.      See if there are any updated drivers to download.
6.      Try to use WPA encryption if you can
*** As always upgrade to the latest firmware
Good Luck,
Ttech

A problem with the WRT54G

Hi,
I have this router for more than a year, and he was fine until the end of last week.
I use Emule and bittorrent, and suddenly it told me that the its ports are blocked. I went to "Port Range Forward" and it was blank. I made the changes, clicked on "save settings", and it told me that "settings are successful", but when i clicked on continue, it was once again blank. I repeated this process for 3 times and got the same results.
I tried to update my firmware version from v1.01.0 to the latest and it was even worst, when I tried to make changes on the port range screen, it blocked me.
I haven't done any changes that might cause this problem, it just came out of the nowhere.
I'm really frustrated and don't know how to fix that problem, any suggestions ???
Thanks so much for your help...

thanks man,
I did it, and I was blocked again. The message "You cannot use the router IP, network or broadcast address" popped up every time I check the Enable tab.

Network cable unplugged problem with WRT54G

I just got a WRT54G wireless router recently, and experienced some problems with it. There are 5 notebooks in my network using wireless card and 2 PCs connect to the router through cables. The router is with ver 7.00.1 firmware.
The router is working fine, the problem is sometimes it will show "Network cable unplugged" on my PC, and the whole network will be interruptted, the network will be resumed in few seconds and all machines need to get IP from the DHCP server again. It's quite annoying to be disconnected from middle of the work. I don't know what is the cause, seems like the router is re-reading it's configuration. I have tried to refresh the fireware but with no luck. Someone else got this problem before? anyone has a solution for this? Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Leo

Try the following tips to resolve your problem:
Disable the Ethernet network adapter if you are not using it. This applies, for example, when running a WiFi home network with computers that have built-in Ethernet adapters. To disable the adapter, double-click the small Network Cable Unplugged error window and choose the Disable option.
Check both ends of the Ethernet cable connected to the adapter to ensure they are not loose.
Replace the Ethernet cable with a different one to verify the cable is not damaged.
Update the network adapter driver software from the manufacturer's Web site.
Change the Link Speed and Duplex settings (using Device Manager) to use "100 Mbps Full Duplex" or "10 Mbps Full Duplex" instead of Auto Detect.
Replace the Ethernet network adapter
Good Luck,
Ttech

Problem with two Xbox 360's being online at same time with WRT54GS router

Hey guys, I have a bit of an annoying problem. I have multiple 360 consoles which are occasionally online at the same time. When one is on, it either causes connection problems with the other or blocks the other from signing on all together. Both are using the official wireless adapters and are hooked up to my WRT54GS. Usually when one of them fails at the connection test, it's a DNS failure, but it has occasionally been an IP failure.
I've already tried:
-setting them both up with static IPs. This caused NAT issues and didn't really fix the problem with one of the consoles kicking the other off.
-forwarding ports to one while leaving the other alone, setting one up in a DMZ while leaving the other alone, and setting one up in a DMZ and forwarding the ports to the other. All three trials showed no improvement, and caused NAT problems.
Also yes, I do have UPnP enabled.
*sigh*
This problem has been driving me up the wall for months now. No one I've talked to has been able to figure it out. If anyone can offer me a solution I will forever be in your debt.

You can set a Static Ip on Both the XBOX and then login to your router and do Port Triggering, this may solve your problem.

Problem with AEBS-N connecting to Linksys WRT54G over WDS

I have been trying -- without success -- to connect a new Airport Extreme Base Station-N to an existing Linksys WRT54G. The two devices can communicate over WDS without any encryption but they will not connect via WDS using WPA or WPA2.
The two MacBooks and the WinXP desktop work fine with the WRT54G over WEP, WPA, or WPA2. All three computers can communicate with the AEBS. The problem is getting the WRT54G and AEBS to communicate over WDS with encryption other than WEP.
Phone calls to tech support at Apple and Linksys were not productive. The Apple rep walked through all the steps to have AEBS-N join a network via WDS and he found no errors in my setup. He then connected me to the next level support for additional help. The second Apple wireless support tech reviewed the situation and said he had no additional information. Both Apple and Linksys support reps suggested I to "call the other company if their device isn't working" or "post feedback so the developers will be aware." Apple tech support had no details (or none they are willing to share) about how WDS works under WPA/WPA2 in their product; I asked for specific details thinking that a third-party Linksys firmware might offer additional modifications to make the two devices compatible. The Linksys rep was similarly unhelpful in giving WDS details.
I am fine with using a third-party firmware for the WRT54G if someone has the settings to make these two devices work together.
This is frustrating because both Apple and Linksys tech support said their products will run WDS under WPA or WPA2 but only with their own products. I suspect each firm has created proprietary WDS implementations because WDS is only a mechanism and not a technical standard (www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/802architecturegroup/802-11/4-address-format.doc).
I would appreciate any information that might allow upgrading from WEP to WPA/WPA2.
Details:
AEBS: model A1143, firmware 7.3.2
AirPort Utility v5.3.2
WRT54G: version 4 (first four of S/N: CDFA), Linksys firmware 4.21.1
Desktop: Dell Dimension 4800, WinXP-SP3, Linksys WUSB54G (USB wireless access)
Macbook #1: new aluminum Macbook (late 2008), OSX 10.5.5
Macbook #2: white Macbook (mid-2008), OSX 10.5.5
(I am happy to post additional tech details and/or log files upon request).

Done. I powered off the Airport Extreme Base Station, restarted it and AirPort Utility, and connected to the MacBook via ethernet cable. I then used AirPort Utility to turn off the Airport wireless connectivity in the Extreme Base Station and configured it in Bridge Mode. The Base Station restarted and showed a green light. However, when I went to reactivate Airport as "join WDS network," the light continued to glow green but, there were obvious network problems:
- ping command to the Airport Extreme Base Station resulted in 100% packet loss, even if the AEBS was connected to MacBook by ethernet cable
- turning off MacBook wireless connectivity resulted in the MacBook being able to see the AEBS, but the AEBS cannot connect to the Linksys router

Problems with connecting to internet after power loss w WRT54G v3

I'm having problems connecting to the internet after a power loss with my WRT54G v3 wireless router. I'm at the latest firmware version (4.21.1).
I found similar problems with the V2 version of this router.
After a power failure, I can access the http interface to the router,all of my settings are there (not set to factory settings),the unit is connected to my ISP provider,I can ping from the router, but none of my wired or wireless PCs can ping.
To "fix" this condition, I have to reset to factory settings, then re-load my saved configuration.This usually works, but sometimes I have to hard reset the unit.
Anyone having this problem? Anyone have a fix?

Sudden loss of power for extended periods of time will 9x out of 10 will corrupt the saved configurations and can only be fixed in the way you already described.
A solution for this is getting an UPS incase of a power failure your equipment will be on battery back up until either the battery runs out or power is restored (depending on the model changed the battery time)
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Is there a problem with firmware 4.30.5 for the WRT54G?

Hello experts,
I have read in this forum that there are problems with firmware version 4.20.5 for the WRT54G.
Is this so? And if so, where might one find the details?
Thanks.

There is now a new firmware update available for the AirportExtremeBase. I had a similar problem as all of you, so I hope this will fix the problem!
Download the update here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremefirmwareupdate57formacosx.h tml
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Problems with WRT54G getting connected to internet

This is a slightly odd situation, in my opinion. I have the following setup:
ethernet modem -> WRT54G Version 7 router -> multiple computers with WMP54G wireless ethernet card.
The problem what I have is that everything works, when wired (onboard ethernet card of one of the computers), but when looking at the connection from a computer that's wireless the internet connection just doesn't exist!? How is that possible at the same time?
Reading parts of other problem threats:
DHCP is turned off. I prefer a static network address. Have WPA2 set up (works fine it seems)
If more info is needed, do tell so.Message Edited by shangori on 12-03-200607:47 AM

Yes, I am connected to the router (can change the settings on it, can ping the router AND other computers on the network). The computer I changed the settings from is the one wireless, so that works as well. Sometimes the wireless connection disconnects still, but mostly it does so when internet has already disconnected. So I think it's more the connection with the internet that's a little haywire.
While browsing the router settings on any browser (firefox and IE) I do reguraly get the message that the 'website gave a wrong code' (sorry, the error is in dutch and this is the best translation I can give) and that I should contact the administrator of the site of the problem consists. When refreshing it sometimes shows the page wrongly (missing half of it for instance or just only text) when this error has just occured. It takes a restart of the router (pulling the plug, waiting a min, replugging it) to get rid of it.
Getting connected to the internet is fairly difficult. It takes several attempts and several messages of "PPTP connection can't be established", before anything happens. When I am connected it takes anywhere between a few minutes and several hours before I'm getting disconnected and have to go through the entire thing of trying to connect several times again.
I've reconnected my old router (not wireless, older sweex model) and with that one the connection remained stable for several hours, before I tried it again with the WRT54G. I have Connect on Demand set with a max idle time of 9999min (basically, I don't want to get disconnected at all, even if I'm not doing anything). Sometimes I kinda think that it doesn't see being logged in on msn as me being busy or something.
Again, if more info is needed, do say so.

WRT54G Problems with internet, help, used to be fine on old router

Hello,
I've bought this router yesterday and have 4 major problems with it ( I've had a cheap router before this and all these problems didn't occur when I use that old router again):
1: I can't access some sites like gamershell or nvidia.com, while they DO load up with a proxy.
2: I can't download from at least half the sites on the www, for example everything from microsoft.com times out.
3: This disconnects after like 5 mins after starting a p2p program. Why is this thing not able to keep my connection alive ?
4: A lot of sites load slower, my internet speed is same, but it somehow now takes ages for some sites to respond after ticking in their adress or clicking on a link.
I'm Cabled to the router, the router is plugged to an old ADSL isdn speedthouch home modem from Alcatel ( 5 years old the modem is), I'm connected with it with PPTP.
Its a version 7 WRT54G router.
( my isp is planet NL, I'm on a 6mb down 1 mb up connection)
Help! Why does this disconnect with p2p, the cheap old router used to be fine 24/7 with p2p.
Please help, thanks in advance.
(Edited post for guideline compliance. Thanks!)
Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 09-02-2007 06:49 AM
Message Edited by Snovvdog on 09-02-2007 07:04 AM

Go to the Setup page and look for the setting called MTU....set it to 1300 and save the settings.... close the browser.... turn off your router by unplugging it from the power.... turn it on after 15 secs then try getting online again.........
Check if you can access the sites afterwards..
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