Router/Client/Internet Problem

Hi,
here`s my (little?) Problem:
I`m using Internet & LAN with an ADSL-Router.
All works fine, but on some Web-Sites (for example ebay.de) my Router kills the connection. Then I just can reset the router.
Now I have found out that this Problem is because of the MTU-Size on the Router and on the machines. My Router`s MTU-Size is 1492 and on the Window-Machine I tried out a MTU from 1452. With this setting it`s a little bit better but not perfect.
On my Arch System (static IP on eth0) I do not know how to change the mtu-settings.
Is it true to change it in /etc/ppp/options? I can`t believe it because my Router is connecting the Internet and not the Arch-System??
And does anybody know what`s a good MTU-Size to get it working?
Or is it only a question of "try and error"?
I hope you can understand what my problem is (I know, bad english ) and thank you for all answers.
Greetings from Germany to this very good Forum!
Lomix

lomix wrote:@ sarah31
on my Arch I don`t need ebay ;-) , I do not deal there because the prices of all what`s interesting for me are much to high!
A few years ago it was a good place but today--there are better places than ebay.
amen to that. i have built up enough necessary outside contacts with a few europeans that should do for my music needs that cannot be fulfilled through local stores.
Thank you, I`ll try it using ifconfig because it`s not only a problem with Win, on Arch/SID ebay is killing it too.
Very interesting, I really do not know other sites with this problem.
Maybe I`ll write a mail to ebay without any hope of answers...
Nice Weekend!
i haven't had a problem with eBay in arch on my end perhaps it is a eBay germany issue?
like you say you could go through the hassle of emailing them perhaps you could get a real answer from them. they just gave me the textbiook responses.

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    I also have my own Time Capsule, which I'd like to continue to use to back up my Mac via Time Machine.
    Is it possible to connect to both my Time Capsule (for backup only) and another router (for internet only) at the same time?
    If not, can anyone suggest a good workaround?

    moskovit wrote:
    I've done a little research, and it looks like I might be able to wirelessly daisy chain the two routers, using WDS (wireless distribution system), assuming my landlord's router supports it, but that this would drop the speed of the internet significantly: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2623802?start=0&tstart=0
    It works extremely poorly and the landlord would need to agree to it.. plus it would require use of WEP security which is hackable by children with internet hack kits in about 2min flat. Don't go there. Apple have made their products incompatible with most other routers. So any suggestion of a workaround will involve spending some money on your part.
    You could buy a airport express and plug that into the main router by ethernet.. again if allowed. Your TC can do wireless bridge to another apple product very well. Messy but could work. It is not that expensive to get a second hand AEBS and use that. You don't need the latest products but wireless range would be better in the AEBS than AE.
    So I'm still wondering: Is there another workaround?  Is there a way to get my mac to connect to my time capsule (for backup) and another router (for internet) simultaneously, or is that just technologically impossible?  If it's impossible, is there another solution?
    You cannot wirelessly connect to two different wireless devices at once on one client. You need to either have a second wireless client in the laptop.. for instance a USB stick which can be fairly tiny nowadays. It is just you need to find one with Mac drivers. Or the TC must have internet connectivity. You could get that by buying a wireless bridge, and using that in your room, with the TC plugged into it. Universal wireless bridge devices are fairly cheap, but can be a pain to setup. Look for products that work with the main router and use as fast a speed as possible. It can be a tricky setup as you need the wireless bridge working on one channel and the TC working on another. What I am suggesting is the WDS solution you found but using two different boxes to do it. And not using WDS at all, unless the main router is suitable, but rather universal bridge.
    The hassle of all that suggests to me,, I would go for the wireless stick, so your Mac laptop has two wireless clients.
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/iMAC-MAC-Apple-Airport-G3-G4-G5-OS-X-USB-WIRELESS-CAR D-/290538112833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a56bc741
    I have no idea if this works just to show you what I mean. Please do research it yourself.
    An ethernet connection to the TC is far superior solution albeit would require you to plug and unplug it.

  • LinkSys E2500 Internet Problems

    Hello, I've recently bought an E2500 Wireless Router for my home, but every 1-2 days I've been having an issue. 
    The internet connection will suddenly drop. Upon checking the "Internet Connection" information, under "Status" I see that the internet IPv4 address field is all 0.0.0.0, when it usually is not. I've tried everything to fix this but the only thing that seems to work is for me to hold down the reset button until the router returns to factory settings then use the Installation CD to set back up my Wifi.
    After that it will work for a while then some time later stop yet again. It happens over and over again and I'm not sure what to do. I can confirm it's NOT the Internet Modem that's the problem, if I connect my laptop directly to the modem I get internet. And I've called my ISP but they say it's a problem with the Router itself. I Googled the issue and saw that some cable internet providers (My internet provider is cable based) require you to set the MAC Address Clone to "on" which I did and cloned my laptop's MAC but this too has not worked. Releasing and Renewing the IP address also does not work. 
    I THINK this happens everytime the DHCP Lease time runs out, but I am unsure. Any help that can be given on this would be appreciated, else I may have to return this router and get another. 

    Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
    What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
    What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
    Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
    What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
    Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT6 is recommended.
    Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask.
    http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=88e63d78588142e6bb68e22d7faf2046_Configuring_the_M...
    For DSL/PPPoE connections on the router, ensure that "Always ON" option is enabled.
    If the ISP modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems: Link>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/fixing_double_nat.htm and http://cognitiveanomalies.com/cisco-nat-how-nat-works/ If the modem can't be bridged then see if the modem has a DMZ option and input the IP address the router gets from the modem and put that into the modems DMZ. 
    I recommend that you have your ISP check the cabling going to the ISP modem, check signal levels going to the ISP modem. For cable Internet, RG-6 coaxial cable is needed, not RG-59. Check for t.v. line splitters and remove them as they can introduce noise on the line and lower the signal going to the ISP modem. Connecting to the ISP modem could result in a false positive as the signal to the modem could be just enough to that point then adding on a router, could see problems. Ensure modem is working well too. Bad modems are out there as well. The router operation is dependent upon getting good data flow from the ISP modem and the modem is dependent upon getting good signal from the ISP Service.
    Router Placement
    Forum User - "Well I feel really dumb. After moving the router away from other electronic devices my speeds are back to normal. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing slow speeds, you might want to move it away from other electronics and see if that helps."
    3-6' feet minimum safe distance between devices.
    Placement on main level floor and central in the building and WELL ventilated is preferred. Not in basements or closets as building materials, or near by electronics devices could interfere or hinder good signal propagation.
    http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=d9a3b1b2039741948a2365b053a93ea8_3759.xml&pid=80&r...
    http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/31083-smallnetbuilders-wireless-faq-the-esse...
    darron13 wrote:
    Hello, I've recently bought an E2500 Wireless Router for my home, but every 1-2 days I've been having an issue. 
    The internet connection will suddenly drop. Upon checking the "Internet Connection" information, under "Status" I see that the internet IPv4 address field is all 0.0.0.0, when it usually is not. I've tried everything to fix this but the only thing that seems to work is for me to hold down the reset button until the router returns to factory settings then use the Installation CD to set back up my Wifi.
    After that it will work for a while then some time later stop yet again. It happens over and over again and I'm not sure what to do. I can confirm it's NOT the Internet Modem that's the problem, if I connect my laptop directly to the modem I get internet. And I've called my ISP but they say it's a problem with the Router itself. I Googled the issue and saw that some cable internet providers (My internet provider is cable based) require you to set the MAC Address Clone to "on" which I did and cloned my laptop's MAC but this too has not worked. Releasing and Renewing the IP address also does not work. 
    I THINK this happens everytime the DHCP Lease time runs out, but I am unsure. Any help that can be given on this would be appreciated, else I may have to return this router and get another. 

  • Ethernet/Wireless internet problems..This is Driving me CRAZY..please help!

    Alright i hope someone out there can solve my problem because i am about to throw my macbook against the wall. This is my problem:
    Everytime i go on to the internet, in order for the internet to work i have to pull my ethernet cable out of the plug, plug it back in and refresh the page. The internet then works for about 4 pages on avg. and then it times out and says im not connected. In order to continue surfing on the net i have to pull the cable out and plug it back in. The wireless acts the same way. It will work and then times out. I have to turn off the airport and back on to get any internet.
    The browsers im using are Safari 3.1.2 and Firefox 3.0.1 and both act the same way. My roommate has a PC and has had no problems whatsoever. Our internet comes through the wall from a plug not from a router. I personally believe that it is my computer because i have tried getting internet from the plug in his room and the same thing happens. The wireless around my school comes from different towers and no matter where im at the same thing happens. I dont believe that its the internet. Ohh and one more piece of info. My first year at school my computer gave me NO internet problems whatsoever. I bought the computer brand new in June of 2007.
    If anyone knows how to fix this extremely annoying problem, please help me!! Thanks to all who answer~

    Hi
    I'm getting a problem which may be related, and i've figured out some workarounds (sort of inadequate ones but at least they're something).
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    anyway, the "measures" seemed to be to simply disconnect me from the net, which wasn't great. now the forums mentioned various solutions, but none of them actually worked.
    SOLUTION/WORKAROUND: two things seem to have made a difference. 1. i downloaded the combo 10.5.5. system updater and reinstalled it. somehow after i did this the problem would no longer happen (at least those errors would no longer occur). 2. keeping my ipod touch wireless interface switched off, because whenever my touch comes online within a minute or two the iBook disconnects from the net.
    COMMENTS: (1) even now if i connect to the wireless network with my iPod, my MacBook's connection will drop - so my solution is to not connect to the wireless network with my iPod touch, which ***** because i like to read stuff in bed on the touch sometimes. (2) reinstalling the system update (the combo version) definitely helped, because before i kept getting that error message in the system log, and even if the iPod touch was switched off the MacBook would still disconnect. (3) this suggest that there were two separate problems, one to do with a corrupted AirPort driver or something of that sort (which was fixed when I reinstalled the system update), and another to do with being kicked off when the iPod touch connects to the wireless network (this problem remains).
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    i'll post again here in the future, but if anyone has comments or suggestions or reports of this kind of problem then your input would be highly appreciated.
    thanx
    dr.colekat

  • Sony Tablet S internet problems.

    I have the Sony Tablet S and it is connected to my wifi, but it says when I open a webpage that it can't load and there is a DSN failure, but my laptop is working fine for the same router and internet.

    Elise,
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  • Help! Strange Internet problems!?

    We just got weird internet problems! Very annoying! I'm writing from iPhone now!
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    - called Time Warner
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    More weird results.
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  • All Kinds Of Internet Problems - PLEASE HELP!

    So I've been having all kinds of internet problems in my house. I'm almost positive part of it is router related but I just (somewhat scientifically) proved it's also related to my mini. I used speedtest.net to test both my brand new mac mini and my 2006 macbook pro running Leopard 10.5.1 (fresh install). Here's the specs and speed test results:
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    Intel Core Duo 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM
    OSX 10.5.1
    *Average Results:*
    Download - 4.72 Mb/s
    Upload - 0.84 Mb/s
    Ping - 24-38ms (range)
    _*2009 Mac Mini*_
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    OSX 10.6.2
    Results:
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    Upload - 0.97Mb/s
    Ping - 15ms
    *AFTER PRAM RESET:*
    DL - 2.85Mb/s
    UL - 0.98 Mb/s
    Ping 22ms
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    Router:
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    I apologize ahead of time as I am not sure I can answer your question, but I would like to ask you a question if I could...
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