WRT54G Disconnects FTP at 10 minutes

My new WRT54G disconnects passive FTP uploads at exactly 10 minutes.
every...
single...
time...
Firmware version 8.00.5. As it stands now, this router is useless to me, except perhaps as an access point. Searching this forum, I see that this is apparently a known and long standing problem with the WRT54G.
FTP works fine with my old BEFSR41.
I must be able to upload large files via FTP. Does Linksys have a timeline for a solution for this issue? Should I just use the WRT54G as an access point through the old router until Linksys manages to fix the firmware in the WRT54G?

To dtv --- my guess is that the kids are running some high bandwidth program that makes multiple simultaneous Internet connections. This tends to use a lot of memory in the router, causing it to crash. Many programs can cause this, but it is common in peer to peer networking programs, such as BitTorrent.
If this is the case, limit the number of simultaneous connections that BitTorrent can make.
Please also note that Linksys recently posted a firmware upgrade that should help with BitTorrent problems.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 04-10-200711:25 PM

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I have been a loyal Linksys (CISCO) user since buying my 1st Wireless Access Point router/4-port Switch (BEFW1154 v2) in 08/2002. I upgraded to a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (WRT54G v8.00.2) in 11/2007. My home wireless network supports; IBM Thinkpad (Windows XP) and Lenovo Ideapad (Windows VISTA Home Premium). About a month ago I started having disconnect issues with the WRT54G. Both laptops experienced the disconnects. Initially, I unplugged the WRT54G power for about 1 minute then plugged it back in. This did not resolve the disconnect problem. I then tried to unplug the cable modem and WRT54G power. Wait about 1 minute then plug in the cable modem allowing it to reset and sync up. Then I plugged in the WRT54G. This temporarily resolved the problem for a few minutes but the disconnect problem returned eventually. I reset the WRT54G to the factory default configuration and reconfigured it for my home network. The disconnect problem was not resolved by taking this action. I contacted Cablevision who provides my broadband Internet access. They could not identify a root cause for the disconnect problem. To determine if the root cause was something other than the WRT54G, I reinstalled the BEFW1154. I have not had a disconnect problem since taking this action leading me to believe that the WRT54G is bad. I would appreciate any suggestions that might resolve the disconnect problem except for a suggestion to purchase a new router. THANKS
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WRT54G Disconnects and REQUIRES a Power on Reset

My WRT54G disconnects once per day and requires a power on reset to get it back on line. It's version 6 with the most recent firmware.
After a wonderful chat session with Linksys this AM and then a subsequent email to Support, I've received NO satisfaction.
Anyone have a suggestion as to a solution???? I'm at my second warning and about to be banished!!!!
The router crashes each and every day and it seems to be DIRECTLY related to how much the kids use the wireless connection - you see they were gone for two weeks and there were NO (ZERO) crashes, they came home and started to use the wireless connectivity and BINGO, I'm pulling the plug on the WRT faster than OnnagokorO and his cohorts can edit/delte my posts.
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Message Edited by OnnagokorO on 04-10-200705:35 PM
Message Edited by dtv on 04-10-200707:11 PM

To dtv --- my guess is that the kids are running some high bandwidth program that makes multiple simultaneous Internet connections. This tends to use a lot of memory in the router, causing it to crash. Many programs can cause this, but it is common in peer to peer networking programs, such as BitTorrent.
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TS1398 Hi. My wifi keeps disconnecting. I kkep turning the wifi on and off in settings but will disconnect again after a minute or so. I use an ipad2 and my ios is updated. How to troubleshoot? - kay peralta

Hi. My wifi keeps disconnecting. I keep turning the wifi on and off in settings but will disconnect again after a minute or so. I use an ipad2 and my ios is updated. How to troubleshoot? - kay peralta

Is this happening with one particular network or with all? Make sure iOS is updated on the device.
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Reboot ipad by pressing and holding both the home and sleep/wake buttons at the same time until the apple logo appears on the screen, then let go. Then try to connect to network.
Go to settings, Toggle airplane mode on/off. Make sure bluetooth is off. Turn on wif (airplane mode off). Try to connect.
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If its your home router, then reboot router by unplugging for 5-10min. (do this while you're resetting network settings).
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Hi, This will not be a DHCP issue since the DHCP refreshes the IP once every 24 hours.
What you need to do here is tweak the wireless settings a bit to get better connectivity.
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Go to the wireless section and change the SSID to any name you prefer,select channel 11 and save settings.Once back, click on "advanced wireless settings".Change the beacon interval to 50 and reduce the RTS and fragmentation threshold by 40 each.save settings and restart the wireless PC.
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I've got a WRT54G router in my home. I've got two wired pc's and my wireless laptop. From certain times, the router disconnects me and all other pc's constantly from the network. new connection would last 2 minutes and then is gone again.
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Yup, i though so, but not...
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I have a WRT54G v5 Wireless-G Broadband Router. My 100MB fiber optic line is connected directly to the router and the router connects to my internet account with no problem. The main computer that I use is directly connected to the router via LAN cable to one of the 4 ports. At this point I never have any issues at all and no disconnections. Then when my laptop connects wirelessly to the router for internet access the router disconnects and reconnects immediately. Then I can resume work as normal until the next time the laptop connects to the router again. In the router settings the wireless area is set to "B-Only" on Channel 11 2.462GHz.
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For the last week or so, I've been having problems with my laptop staying connected to any network. It will connect to my home network for a while then inexplicably disconnect and re-connect to one of the other networks belonging to another house in the neighborhood. I stay connected to that for a while, then it will disconnect but stay disconnected until I re-connect to my home network.
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