Wrt54g flaky wireless connection

my wrt54g router has been working fine since i set it up over 6 months ago. i have 2 pc's connected via ethernet cables and 2 connect via wireless. recently i have seen minor disconnects on my laptop via the wireless. today, my son's computer (which is connected wireless) wont connect at all.
the icon in his system tray will show a connection ranging from good to very good but he can not access the internet. the linksys monitor shows connection to the router but cant reach the internet.
i have confirmed that my isp is up and running by connecting one of my wired pc directly into the cable modem and then connected to the router. i get internet connection both times.
now i see my wireless laptop connecting and dropping it's connection. it sounds like the wireless side of my wrt54g router is flakey. is there diagnostics i can run to check it out.
thanks in advance for any help.

Before you reset and re-configure your router you should download and upgrade the firmware...Click here and download the firmware...
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the router : - Open
an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password type admin in lower case...
Click on the 'Administration' tab- Then click on the 'Firmware Upgrade' sub tab- Here click on 'Browse' and browse the .bin(firmware file) and click on "Upgrade"-Wait for few seconds until it shows that "Upgrade is successful" After the firmware upgrade, click on "Reboot" and you will be returned back to the same page OR it will say "Page cannot be displayed".
Then, Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
Then, unplug the power keep holding down the reset button for
another 30 Seconds.
Plug back the power back in, and keep holding down the reset button
for 30 Seconds.
Release the reset button.
Click here and follow the link to re-configure your router...

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WRT54G dropping wireless connection on laptop

My laptop (WinXp SP2) is frequently loosing it's wireless connection to my WRT54G router. It seems to happen on a random basis. Sometimes, I'll boot the laptop and I'll have my connection, sometimes I won't have it. When I have the connection, I may loose it for no apparent reason. It may happens even when my laptop is near the router. There's no wireless phone close. Microwave is not working. I'm in an appartment so it might be a wireless channel problem. I have yet to try that.
I have the lastest firmware upgrade (8.00.2). I have activated WPA2 security and MAC filtering. I'm using aes for WPA entryption method. Naturally, I have downloaded the microsoft patch for WPA2 on the portable. I have tried to change the MTU size to 1498 instead of 1500 to see if anything would change. From my tests, the default value was right on anyway. I have tried without WPA2 security (just MAC filtering) and I still got the same problem.
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Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
Thanks

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WRT54G - Slow wireless connection

Hi,
I installed WRT54G router last week for my wireless connection. Right form the very first day, i have been seeing slow/sporadic connection speeds. I also upgraded my firmware version (8.2) & it doesn't help. I have given the output of IPCONFIG /ALL for your reference. Please guide me if you find anything odd.
Windows IP Configuration
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : venki
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.ct.comcast.net.
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
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        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E4-D5-26-CA
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
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        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-F0-D0-2B-5F
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.71.226
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        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 18, 2008 11:49:44 AM

Not sure if you performed this or not, once you do a factory reset, immediately after that you are suppose to perform a factory reset by holding is the reset button in on the back of the linksys router for 30 seconds, then wait about 2-3 minutes for the router to sync back up.
Important = Write down your previous settings in the router as they will be erased and you will have to manually input the info.
Hope that this will help,
Ttech
If not, try this
Here are some steps to follow for a slow or poor connection.
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

WRT54G weird wireless connection issues

Hi
I have recently encountered a problem with my wireless setup.
I have WRT54G ver 7 router. I am using it with my wired PC and wireless Dell D620 with Intel PRO Wireless 3945ABG adapter.
Both the router and laptop are less then a year old (I bouth them about at the same time). And worked well more or less for all this time.
My settings are : WEP2 personal with AES.
Yesterday however the wireless connection was lost and I couldn't connect anymore. I haven't changed any network settings or got any new devices. The wired connection works the same way, without a problem.
I tried reseting the router and changing its channels to (1/11)its settins to :
Transmission Rate: 54 Mbps
Beacon Interval: 50
Fragmentation Threshold: 2306
RTS Threshold: 2304
I tried also getting the latest firmware upgrade for the router, however didn't find any available.
The situation is weird because sometimes I can connect to it, and sometimes not. It also gets lost after a few minutes but still shows that I am connected.
Today the situation became even worst. I did restart this morning and I can't see the network anymore (there are other networks nearby I can see them, but mine is not visible (although the Wireless SSID Broadcast is enabled and yesterday it worked !) I can however connect to it somehow with my prevously saved profile, but it also gets lost after some time.
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Thanks.

Yes it is possible.
Anyway today I tried to update intel drivers and the app just hang when it tried to remove the old version. So I terminated it, now however the patch doesn't install and I can't install/repare/remove old version of drivers some how . Currently I am using only windows to manage wi-fi.
I had already made a unique SSID and broadcast is also on. I also doesn't have any wireless devices and the router is though close to the computer still I think is fairly far from it and is about 1.5 m heigh from the ground.
I did a little research on the network with utility called "Network stumbler".
I can usually find 5 different networks including mine:
2 of them are using channel 6 the other ones are using channels 1 and 2 . So I have set channel 11 ( I have tried it before and others too without much of a luck )
Anyway the program shows the current parameters for my network:
SNR = 43
Signal+ = -57
Noise- = -100
SNR+ = 43
Signal = -57
To compare with the other most strongest network somwhere nearby on channel 6:
SNR = 35
Signal+ = -62
Noise- = -100
SNR+ = 38
Signal = -70
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I'm at my wits end with this problem. I have a WRT54G vers. 6 router connected to a cable modem that worked just fine for the first several months I had it. However, over time it started to get worse and worse at holding a signal. So a couple of weeks ago, at the suggestion of Linksys, I updated the firmware. This made the problem worse and I struggled with constant freeze-ups and disconnects. A few days ago I just stopped being able to connect to the internet wirelessly. I still connect fine with a wire, but if I go wireless I connect to the network OK with a strong signal, but can get no internet connection no matter what I do. I've tried resetting the router, which did nothing, and disconnecting and obtaining a new IP address, which also did nothing. What's going on here? Has anyone here had a similar problem and fixed it somehow? Or is this just router death?

On the Laptop .... open wireless connection .... remove all networks under preferred network list ....
Click refersh ... try to connect to home network ..... if shows connected ....check the Ip address on the same ... disable all the firewall & try to pnig the gateway address (192.168.1.1) ...if shows reply try going online ...
See how long it goes ....

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check the physical version of your router, if it false under version 5 or 6. you may need to update the software version of it.

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I don't know how to find out what hardware version I have.
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Hard wired - works fine.
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Unable to access wireless connection with linksys rooter WRT54GS

Hi,
I just installed a wireless rooter Linksys WRT54GS on my connection, The problem I have is being able to access it with my wireless on my laptop.
I kept getting a message stating "connection unindentified" "access limited". I've done most of what is already suggested on your forum such has turning the power off of my rooter, my modem and such and still nothing. I'm able to access the wireless with my girlfriend Mac Notebook, my playstation 3 and my desktop computer which uses Windows X. First I thought that it my be a problem with my security but even when the connection is unprotected I still get that error. I try to disable the IpV6but that didn'tdo anything either.
My laptop is a Toshiba Qosmio X300 PQX32C-033019 with Vista and my rooter is a Linksys WRT54GS vers. 6
Here's my connection log, sorry if it's in French:
Informations sur l'ordinateur
Vendor:TOSHIBA
Machine Name:Qosmio X300
VersionQX32C-033019
CPU Maker:GenuineIntel
CPU Name:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz
CPU Clock:2267
CPU Base Clock:2267
OS:Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Édition Familiale Premium
OS Build:6001
OS SPervice Pack 1
Ram:4188120
Début de la page
Informations IP
ipconfig /all
Configuration IP de Windows
Nom de l'h“te . . . . . . . . . . : PC-de-ThomasMur
Suffixe DNS principal . . . . . . :
Type de noeud. . . . . . . . . . : Mixte
Routage IP activ‚ . . . . . . . . : Non
Proxy WINS activ‚ . . . . . . . . : Non
Liste de recherche du suffixe DNS.: phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Carte r‚seau sans fil Connexion r‚seau sans filÿ:
Suffixe DNS propre … la connexion. . . :
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-21-5D-3D-9C-08
DHCP activ‚. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Oui
Configuration automatique activ‚e. . . : Oui
Adresse IPv6 de liaison locale. . : fe80::a9d9:4618:2ae4:d7e5%11(pr‚f‚r‚)
Adresse d'autoconfiguration IPv4 . . . : 169.254.215.229(pr‚f‚r‚)
Masque de sous-r‚seau. . . .ÿ. . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Passerelle par d‚faut. . . .ÿ. . . . . :
Serveurs DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS sur Tcpip. . . . . . . . . . . : Activ‚
Carte Ethernet Connexion au r‚seau local :
Suffixe DNS propre … la connexion. . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-EC-3F-7B-CF
DHCP activ‚. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Oui
Configuration automatique activ‚e. . . : Oui
Adresse IPv6 de liaison locale. . : fe80::4da:b21b:843c:7bfd%10(pr‚f‚r‚)
Adresse IPv4. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100(pr‚f‚r‚)
Masque de sous-r‚seau. . . .ÿ. . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Bail obtenu. . . . . . . . .ÿ. . . . . : 8 juin 2009 18:11:58
Bail expirant. . . . . . . . .ÿ. . . . : 9 juin 2009 18:11:58
Passerelle par d‚faut. . . .ÿ. . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Serveur DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Serveurs DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.71.255.198
NetBIOS sur Tcpip. . . . . . . . . . . : Activ‚
Carte Tunnel Connexion au r‚seau local* :
Statut du m‚dia. . . . . . . . . . . . : M‚dia d‚connect‚
Suffixe DNS propre … la connexion. . . : phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP activ‚. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Non
Configuration automatique activ‚e. . . : Oui
Carte Tunnel Connexion au r‚seau local* 6 :
Statut du m‚dia. . . . . . . . . . . . : M‚dia d‚connect‚
Suffixe DNS propre … la connexion. . . :
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Carte Microsoft ISATAP #2
Adresse physique . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP activ‚. . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Non
Configuration automatique activ‚e. . . : Oui
Début de la page Informations de routage
route print
===========================================================================
Liste d'Interfaces
11 ...00 21 5d 3d 9c 08 ...... Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
10 ...00 1e ec 3f 7b cf ...... Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
1 ........................... Software Loopback Interface 1
13 ...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
12 ...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Carte Microsoft ISATAP #2
===========================================================================
IPv4 Table de routage
===========================================================================
Itin‚raires actifsÿ:
Destination r‚seau Masque r‚seau Adr. passerelle Adr. interface M‚trique
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.100 20
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 On-link 169.254.215.229 281
169.254.215.229 255.255.255.255 On-link 169.254.215.229 281
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 169.254.215.229 281
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.1.100 276
192.168.1.100 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.100 276
192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.100 276
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.1.100 276
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 169.254.215.229 281
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.100 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 169.254.215.229 281
===========================================================================
Itin‚raires persistantsÿ:
Aucun
IPv6 Table de routage
===========================================================================
Itin‚raires actifsÿ:
If Metric Network Destination Gateway
1 306 ::1/128 On-link
10 276 fe80::/64 On-link
11 281 fe80::/64 On-link
10 276 fe80::4da:b21b:843c:7bfd/128
On-link
11 281 fe80::a9d9:4618:2ae4:d7e5/128
On-link
1 306 ff00::/8 On-link
10 276 ff00::/8 On-link
11 281 ff00::/8 On-link
===========================================================================
Itin‚raires persistantsÿ:
Aucun
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Protocol Bind Information
SSTP based VPN
Microsoft TCP/IP version 6 - Tunnels
isatap.{DF6498ED-F5F7-4E96-9496-10C8BB95FA20}
isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) - Tunnels
Microsoft NetbiosSmb
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
isatap.{DF6498ED-F5F7-4E96-9496-10C8BB95FA20}
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Remote Access IP ARP Driver
Miniport WAN (IP)
Message-oriented TCP/IP Protocol (SMB session)
WINS Client(TCP/IP) Protocol
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
isatap.{DF6498ED-F5F7-4E96-9496-10C8BB95FA20}
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
isatap.{DF6498ED-F5F7-4E96-9496-10C8BB95FA20}
isatap.phub.net.cable.rogers.com
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Remote Access IPv6 ARP Driver
Miniport réseau étendu WAN (IPv6)
Point to Point Protocol Over Ethernet
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Remote Access NDIS WAN Driver
WAN Miniport (SSTP)
Carte asynchrone RAS
Miniport WAN (PPPOE)
Miniport réseau étendu WAN (PPTP)
Miniport réseau étendu WAN (L2TP)
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper I/O Driver
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Responder
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
NDIS Usermode I/O Protocol
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Début de la page Informations sur les équipements
Realtek RTL8168C/8111C Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Device ID : PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_FF001179&REV_02\4&492937F&0&00E2
Status : Enable
Driver Vender : Realtek
Driver Version : 6.205.403.2008
Driver Date : 4-3-2008
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5100
Device ID : PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_4232&SUBSYS_12018086&REV_00\4&3905AE0C&0&00E3
Status : Enable
Driver Vender : Intel
Driver Version : 12.0.0.73
Driver Date : 4-27-2008
Bluetooth
Device ID : ACPI\TOS6205\5&F592293&0
Status : Disable
Bluetooth Version : v6.10.07.2(T)
Début de la page Statut du commutateur de communications sans fil et de la touche d'accès direct pour réseau sans fil
Wireless Communication Switch : On
Wireless Hotkey (Fn + F8)
Wireless LAN : On
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Try this -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bit.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...
Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
On your Vista Laptop, first disable the Wireless Network Connection and restart the Laptop, then Enable the Wireless Connection...
Then Click on Start >> Control Panel >> Network and Sharing Center >> Manage Wireless Network and click on Add, select Manually Create a Network Profile and click Next, enter your Network SSID/Network Name, select WEP for Security type and enter your 10 digit Network Key and click on Next, it should say "Successfully Connected to ____" close all the Windows and restart the Laptop, now see if you can connect to Internet Wirelessly...

No wireless connection on WRT54GS

The wireless connection on my WRT54GS (v6, firmware 1.50.9) seems to have died. The WLAN light still comes on, but neither the downstairs PC nor my PSP can locate the network, even though the router is set to broadcast the SSID. Rebooting makes no difference. Cabled connections (PC and PS3) still work perfectly well. No settings have been changed on any of the equipment, so I suspect that something has gone wrong internally. The router is just about within its warranty period, so is there anything I can try - any diagnostic software, for example - or should I just get it replaced?

You can try to update the firmware of the router, to check if that stops connection dropping. To update the firmware of router try this: 1. Go to www.linksys.com/download and select correct model number and version number. Download the firmware and save it on your computer. 2. Check the file it sould be firmware image file like .bin etc. If it is a compressed zip file extract it to get firmware image file. 3. Open setup page of router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in browser’s address bar, and typing password as "admin" and no user name. 4. Go to administartion tab there 5. Go to fimware update sub-tab there 6. Browse for the firmware image file and click update 7. when update completes turn off modem & router. 8. After 2 minutes turn on modem and after 2 more minutes turn on router. To get network key, connect your computer to one of the four ports on router using ethernet cable. 1. Open setup page of router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in browser’s address bar, and typing password as "admin" and no user name. Use your password if you have changed it earlier 2. Go to wireless tab. 3. Go to wireless security sub-tab 4. If security mode is wpa or wpa2 note down passphrase/shared key, if security mode is WEP note down wep key number 1. This will be your network key Well you need to input all the wireless settings of your wireless network on Wii. To get these settings: 1. Open setup page of router by typing http://192.168.1.1 in browser’s address bar, and typing password as "admin" and no user name. 2. Goto wireless tab. Here you will get the wireless network name/SSID. Here make sure wireless SSID broadcast is enabled. 3. Now goto wireless security sub-tab and here you will get the security mode and the security key. If security type is WPA note passphrase/shared key, and if its WEP note down wep encryption level and key 1 from listed 4 keys....& it will definately work!!!

WRT54GS v7 loses wireless connectivity after 15 minutes or so

I just installed a WRT54GS v7 router to work with my cable modem. It has the latest firmware. The wireless connection seems to work for about 15 minutes or so at a time and then it stops working. I can't even get to 192.168.1.1. The only way to get it to work is unplug the router and plug it back in. Originally, I thought it was interference from my 2.8GHz cordless phone, so I unpluged it. But that still didn't fix the problem. What could be the problem? Thanks.

@mallinj
Hi,
Disconnect from Internet.
Uninstall from Your system audio drivers.
Resources:
Uninstalling Software in Windows 7
Uninstall or change a program in Windows 7
Restart Your system:
On boot press ' F8 ' and choose ' Safe mode '.
Go to Control Panel -> Devices Manager -> Network Cards
and find there Athero Wireless card. Click on it with right button of Your mouse and choose uninstall driver.
Restart Your system and this time start it in normally.
Install latest driver:
Atheros Wireless here (ver 8.0.0.238 for 32/64 bit Win7)
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WRT54G - Wireless connection limits?

Yes, I have a WRT54G router V6, and I am wondering how many wireless connections it supports? Because, I have one wired connection and whenever I try to connect more than 4 wireless devices a device will get booted.
So is there a way to open more wireless connections up or any suggestions?
thank you.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi. Do you know how to log-in to your router page? Signal issues can be fixed by changing the channel on the router. If you have a computer working already with the router be it wired or wireless, use that computer to access the setup page of the router.
How to access router's page:
1. open internet browser (IE, Google Chrome, or Firefox) and type on the address bar http://192.168.1.1.
2. prompt comes up for username and password to log-in to area 192.168.1.1. Use admin on password, skip the username. Admin is the default password to the router. If it is not working, try admin in both fields and if not working still, use a password that you might have used before on the router.
3. On Setup page, click Wireless on the black bar (next to Setup). You will see the channel there. By default it is 6. Select 11 and save settings. You might want to try other channels if it did not make a difference: 1,3,6, & 9.
Make sure your router is not on the floor. It should be at least 3 feet above ground. Make sure antennas are okay. If you have a cordless phone nearby, try to relocate it, set the phone base at least 5 feet from router.

Lost Connection to C&C Generals Zero Hour Online using the WRT54G v5 Wireless Network

I have this problem playing Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour online. I'm using the WRT54G v5 Wireless Network & when I'm in the game lobby, it kicks me off saying, "Lost connection to C&C Generals Zero Hour Online". This happens quite often variing on me entering & exiting rooms or other players entering & exiting rooms that I'm in. But it doesn't occur when I'm accually play a game with someone. It also does not happen at all when I'm connected directly to the internet connection so I know the network is causing it.
I've never had any problem with this game on any other wireless network types before. I've tried port forwarding with a static IP address, disabling firewalls, upgrading firmware, etc... No good. I've done some google research & found that varios other people on other forum sites have the same problem, it also occurs on another computer of mine.
Is there some kind of feature on this network that isn't on any others? One wireless network specificly that I've found that the game works on is the WRT54GS.
Any replies will be greatly appriecitated.
Message Edited by Me Myself AndPi on 02-20-2008 03:13 PM

Maybe I would if I hadn't stopped playing the game 3.5 years ago. You may want to check the date on those previous message. But here's what I remember:
Turns out nothing worked the fix the problem. Not turning of a firewall, not port forwarding, not updating fireware, nothing. There must be a jitter on the routher that triggers the game into thinking it gets disconnected.
Many other users on the forums posted the same problem with this one router too & no one ever figured out a solution. Eventually that router broke & my family bought the WRT54GS2, which worked perfectly.

Wireless Connection Help re WRT54G router

I was able to wire my desktop pc easily to the router and have internet access (through Comcast). However, I can't seem to connect my laptop wirelessly. Don't have a clue what I am doing wrong. Any instructions - suggestions would help.

Hi!
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No Wireless Connection on WRT54G
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