WRT54G V 2.0 Issues

If at anytime my router loses power, even if I reset it by unplugging the power for a few seconds, I cannot establish a connection at all through a wired or wireless connection on any of my devices / PC's *until* I hold the reset button on the router for 20 - 30 seconds, which resets it to factory default.
I'm running the latest firmware versio: v4.21.1
It never used to behave this way and I was wondering if this is a sign of a bad router, or maybe I need to reflash the router firmware?
Any ideas appreciated.

Try to re-flash the router's firmware and check.After re-flashing the firmware,reset the router,power cycle it and re-configure the router from scratch.

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I purchased and used a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster back in January of 2006 for my small apartment in Manhattan. My roommate and I had no problems with the router at the time, and we were happy with its performance. I left Manhattan last April, and moved into a home in Boston. I left my roommate our router, and purchased the same model router for my home in Boston. I use both a desktop PC and windows laptop in my new home. I have had problems with my WRT54GS speedbooster router from the start. Mainly, an inconsistent connection. I find myself unplugging and replugging the router 3 - 4 times a week to reconnect my internet connection regarding my desktop. As if that weren't enough, I have had major headaches with the internet connection on my wifi laptop. My laptop is 2 years old, running on a G network, and often times I will either have no or limited connection in my bedroom where I do work on my laptop (my bedroom is probably 30/40 feet away from where the router sits, on a higher floor). I've read numerous gripes online, whether it be an article or customer reviews, regarding this specific model router and consumer issues with it. Can anybody help? I really am on the verge of purchasing a non-Linksys G router with hopes to have a CONSISTENT internet connection. Thanks.

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      I did manage to get it to broadcast its SSID, but when I tried to connect wireless it won't allow anything to connect to it. So, I'm assuming something is blocking it on my machine. Any advice? Thanks!
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After resetting the router I assume the router is not properly confiured and that's the reason you have lost the Internet connection on all the computers...
You should leave the AVG8.5 un-installed and re-configure your router...
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WRT54GS Ver 6 - Connectivity Issues.

I purchased this WRT54GS about a month ago, and got it working. Everything worked fine, then this morning I started having issues. My Internet keeps 'locking up' to a certain point. When it happens:
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I have bypassed the Linksys router, and connected directly to the Cable Modem - and the problem vanishes. I tried updating the Firmware, no change.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to fix this?
*Edit = I've checked out all the configuration options I can, and checked out every FAQ I could find. I hope someone reads this soon who can offer some advice.
Message Edited by ItsJustJake on 03-19-200712:07 PM

"Frunple" is right.Your problem is not unique and has been experienced by many customers who bought version 5 and 6 of this router. I was one of them who had 3 or more random disconnects a day for over 2 months. Linksys tech support tried very hard to correct this with many different reconfigurations but nothing helped. Exchanging the orignal router to two more version 6 routers also did not cure the problem. Only when I changed the router to a WRT54GL did the problem stop instantly.
The reason is that the WRT54GL is really a resurrected WRT54G version 4 which was based on a different design. Starting with version 5 and 6 Linksys changed the RAM from 16 MB to 8 MB and the Flash Memory from 4 MB to 2 MB. They also changed the operating system to "VxWorks". Something is very wrong in this design.
If you want to cure the problem then try to replace your router with a version 4 or earlier or get a WRT54GL which is really a "WRT54G version 4" with a new name.
Since I did change I have now not had any disconnects for one month.

WRT54G v5 -- Connection dropping issue

Hello and thank you in advance for any help!
I purchased my WRT54G several months ago and it has been working fine until a few weeks ago. I play alot of World of Warcraft and my connection will "back up" which causes about 10-15seconds of lag followed by those 10-15seconds being played back in fastforward mode. It seems as though I can transmit packets during this time, but cannot recieve (but I'm not 100% sure.) This is only a minor problem with I'm not grouped, but being a warrior if I'm expected to fulfill my role and I lag during this time bad things happen. When I am in a 40man raid these spikes completely kick me off of the server.
I have tried just about everything I've read on the forums (went back at least 15 pages) to fix the issue but it still persists. I have updated the Firmware, I have changed the MTU to 1300, I have enabled QoS with "High" priority to the port in which my gaming computer is attached to and even changed the physical Ethernet cable that connects my modem to the router. It should also be important that the issue is not just on my hardwired gaming computer. I use my laptop for Ventrillo and during these lag times I lose my WiFi also. I have contacted Road Runner and they claim there is nothing wrong with my modem. I have also reverted back to my old Linksys 802.11b router (don't have the exact model on hand) and the same problem occured.
Sorry for the long post but any help would be appreciated.

if you're playing that on a PC that is connected via an ethernet, you may try considering to force the NIC to 10 half duplex... that will help not drop the connection...
BRUTE FORCE THE CARD TO 10 Mbps half duplex mode
go to the same window (local area connection properties), once there, you will see a configure button. click it.
you will be lead to fast ethernet card 10/100 properties (depending on the type of etherenet card you have)
once there, click on the advance tab
under property, highlight link speed and duplex or media type or connection type (it varies, but these are one of those variations).
under value, select 10 Mbps/ Tx half mode/ duplex
click ok and click close on the local area connection window
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WRT54G ver 7 speed issues.

Hi all.
Let me go through the issue I have come across tonight. I have a WRT54G version 7 cable router, and I have Telewest as my ISP, with the 4Mb service. My computer is hard wired into the router, and have no wireless clients connected at the time. I get packet loss, (quite a bit) and my download speeds are abismal. Setting my computer to dhcp or fixed IP makes no difference. I even forced 100 Full duplex on the LAN card just to be sure. I phoned up TW tech support, and they were pretty helpful, and asked me to bypass the router, and plug directly into the modem and turn dhcp on my pc and reboot the modem.
All works fine, no speed issues, download test from here is perfect. They asked me to download something off their server here http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk and I am getting full 480kB/s And here is the test plugged right into the modem http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/117018476054017621619.html
Happy days, right? Problem with the router, right?
Well.. It gets interesting.
I then do a firmware update on the router, reset it to factory defaults, and re-run the test going through the router. Here is the pitiful result., which is the same as before. http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/117018491367303621734.html
Ok... so problem with the router still... right?
I tried the blueyonder file download, and guess what... 480KB/s again, downloaded a 5 meg file in about 12 seconds.
What I have tried:
Forcing the LAN to 100Meg full duplex
Firmware upgrade on the router
Reset router to factory defaults
Rebooted pc, router and modem at the same time.
Use a static IP with correct settings (same speed)
Use DHCP through the router
Connected directly to the cable modem and use DHCP (works fine)
PC windows xp SP2 fully patched.
No software firewalls. (at any time)
Disabling UPNP on the router
Turned flow control off on the LAN adapter (shouldnt be on in the first place, thats half duplex >.)
I cant see why my computer downloads from blueyonder fine with no speed issues at all, and yet any other website, I get extremely poor performance. This router has been working fine for about a month now, just needed a few reboots once in a while, but which router doesnt. My upload speeds seem pretty constant, and dont seem to vary regardless of router or not. Seems like inbound traffic is getting jammed.
Anyone able to shed some thought? Sorry for the wall of text, just thought I would let you know everything on the first post instead of having to reply a dozen times.

try TCP Optimiser .. This should adjust the MTU settings of the NIC on the PC ...

WRT54G + SpeedStream 5100 Connection Issues

I have a WRT54G, which I used at school in NY for about 4 months with no issues. When I brought it home, I hooked it up to our DSL modem. The current setup is a cord from the wall to the modem, modem to router, and router to computer.
We have one desktop comp that is wired directly to the router (as just mentioned), and 2 wireless laptops, only one of which is used on a regular basis. All three computers are Macs. As soon as I set this all up, the internet connection began to drop (seemingly) randomly. All computers will lose access to the internet, and the only way to regain access is by power cycling everything. Through a week or so of observation, these are the causes for connection failure that I can come up with, although I'm not sure if they are the only ones, or if I am correct in my assuptions.
1) iChat - any use at all, but especially video chatting, will immediately cause the connection to drop. Skype, however, works for video chatting. This problem doesn't bug me so much because Skype works, plus I read that iChat doesnt support linksys routers. So whatever.
2)If the desktop computer is turned on while the laptop is running, both will lose connection. If the desktop is turned on first, however, both work fine. This caused me to wonder if the desktop somehow got set up with a static IP address that the laptop was taking if it got booted up first, but I cannot imagine how that would have happened, nor do I see any indication that it has happened.
I feel like there used to be a lot more random connection dropping, but that seems to have cleared up and these are the only things I can find that consistently cause connection to drop. When the connection drops, it is for all computers.
I called Tech support and Linksys had me change the MTU and a couple other things, which helped for a while, but not permanently. Then when it kept happening they told me to get a new router, but this one does seem to work fine, except for the above circumstances.
whew, sorry that was soooo long
Message Edited by joeshmoe5409 on 05-28-2008 08:36 PM

Bump. I'm really desperate here, I have to power cycle my router/modem/computer at least 2 or 3 times a day, sometimes as many as 10. I've tried talking to linksys - they had me change the MTU and a couple other settings, update the firmware, and change the channel. I cannot figure out for the life of me what the deal is here. It is especially bad this morning, has already dropped on me 3x. Any thoughts?

WRT54G Router - Internet connection issues using the Ipod touch

Ok, first - here is my setup. I've got the router hooked into the modem, with the desktop computer hooked directly into the router. I've got my laptop running off wireless internet, and I've got an ethernet cable connecting through my laptop to an xbox for xbox live connection. I recently just got an iPod touch, and I've come to realize that whenever I'm on the iPod, it messes with the internet on the desktop computer and on the xbox, but not the laptop really.. it makes the internet really slow, or sometimes it doesn't work at all, especially on the xbox. Is there anything I can change to make these all work at the same time? Or is this too many connections or what? Please help. thanx.
(running windows vista home premium, WRT54G router, pretty much beginner status, though I can follow directions easily : ] )
Also, the internet always works on the ipod, it seems as though the ipod is 'taking over' the internet.. it doesn't lose it while in the area, yet the other computers and xbox does at times..
Message Edited by jmaxey0122 on 12-16-2009 05:27 AM

You might be facing the problem, because the Ipod and your Desktop computer must be having the same IP address thats the reason whenever your IPod is connected to your Network, your Desktop must be getting disconnected. Check the IP address of your IPOD and of your Desktop Computer.
First thing which you need to check, if the Physical connections are done properly. Connect the Modem to the Internet Port of the Linksys Router and then Connect the computer to the LAN Port No.1. On your Desktop computer login to the setup page of your Router and click on the Status tab and check "Internet IP address"
If required you can Re-Set your Router and Re-configure all the settings on your Router from the scratch.

WRT54G version 2 firmware issued

Good Evening all;
I mistakenly downloaded and installed version 4 firmware when i should have installed version 2. My system (windows ver. 7) no longer sees the wireless router (WRT54G). I no longer have the install CD and the version 2 firware does not seem to be available on the website. Is my router now dead in the water?

it depends. is the power light on your router blinking? can you still access the router's "setup" page? did you reset your router after doing the firmware upgrade?

WRT54GS v6 streaming video issue

Recently, I bought the wrt54gs (version 6) wireless router and noticing that some people have problems with the firmware when it comes to streaming (such as the BEFW11S4 using the older firmware v1.50.14) I have installed the latest firmware v1.50.8. I am still having trouble playing streaming video (it did not change a thing): it constantly buffers every 10 secs (which does not happen when the router is not connected). Is there anything I can do to help with this situation?
Message Edited by ruvion on 09-15-2006 04:07 PM

Couple of things you can try . Ensure that the application you are using for streaming media has it;s ports open on the router...For the port numbers http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~rakerman/port-table.html
Also on the setup page of the router,change the MTU value to be 1492 and see if this works for you.

Linksys WRT54G and G4 connection issues

could not get my Apple IBook G4 to connect to my router by lan cable or by the Airport wirless on the Apple. The router had the original firmware on it dated from about summer 2006. I upgraded to latest firmware for router v1.02.02 dated summer 2007. Works like a charm now.
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WRT54GS Ver 6 connection issues

Does anyone know what would be causing my router to loose connection every week? I've done whatever was suggested in the forums here and still every week I have to do a hard reset to get the router back online. When this issue occurs I'm unable to log into the router's admin page, yet I can ping the router from all my PC's. This is the 2nd Linksys router that's I've gone through and both had the latest firmware. I'm thinking of moving to DLink or Netgear. Thoughts?

As you are loosing connection every week ....it seems that routers software is not working properly ........ download the latest firmware from http://linksys.com/download ...... after upgrade reset the router for 20-30 seconds .....
check if it is showing same problem.....

WRT54G and WET610N Connection Issues

I posted this in the wireless routers section of this forum and got zero feedback, so I guess I'll repost here.
I just bought a WET610N wireless bridge so that I could connect my Samsung Blu-Ray player up to it.
I'm only able to get it to connect to my WRT54G router (Version 5) when I have all security disabled.
I haven't changed much in the router settings from default other than SSID, enabled WPA Personal TKIP encryption, using channel 4, and limited the number of DHCP connections to 15 (192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.114). I haven't added any access restrictions, DMZ, QoS, etc. I don't have MAC address filtering enabled, either. I have also changed the Beacon Interval to 75 and changed the Fragmentation Threshold and RTS Threshold to 2304.
I have updated my WRT54G router to the latest firmware, too, by the way.
How is it possible that security has to be disabled for this bridge to connect to the router?

Okay, I finally got this thing to work with WPA Personal, TKIP security encryption.
The problem is that you cannot have spaces in your passphrase. As soon as I took the spaces out everything worked like a champ.
Hopefully this closes the feedback loop for some other poor sap in the future and they don't have to do all the troubleshooting I did.
I really appreciate everyone's help on this forum.

WRT54G v6.0 connection issues

If I connect everything the way the setup CD explains, I get no internet connection. However, if I move the incoming internet wire from the 'INTERNET' port on the WRT to a '#' port, everything works fine, except I cannot create a wireless network with other computers in the house.
Any suggestions?
If I need to explain further/ in more detail, please ask me to do so, I am so frustrated with this I can't put it into words.
I also beleive my DSL modem is also a router, which in my mind, could also be causing a problem.
Message Edited by DaBo on 10-25-2007 07:32 PM

You need to reset the Linksys router to factory defaults.
To reset your router to factory defaults, use the following procedure:
1) Power down all computers, the router, and the modem, and unplug them from the wall.
2) Disconnect all wires from the router.
3) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
4) Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds, then release it, then let the router reset and reboot (2-3 minutes).
5) Power down the router.
6) Connect one computer by wire to port 1 on the router (NOT to the internet port).
7) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
8) Power up the computer (if the computer has a wireless card, make sure it is off).
9) Try to ping the router. To do this, click the "Start" button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. A black DOS box will appear. Enter the following: "ping 192.168.1.1" (no quotes), and hit the Enter key. You will see 3 or 4 lines that start either with "Reply from ... " or "Request timed out." If you see "Reply from ...", your computer has found your router.
10) Open your browser and point it to 192.168.1.1. This will take you to your router's login page. Leave the user name blank, and in the password field, enter "admin" (with no quotes). This will take you to your router setup page. Note the version number of your firmware (usually listed near upper right corner of screen). Exit your browser.
If you get this far without problems, then power down your entire system. Connect the ethernet port of your 5200 to the Internet port of the WRT54G. Leave one computer connected by wire to a LAN port on the WRT54G. Power up your 5200 and allow it to fully boot. Power up your WRT54G and allow it to fully boot. Power up your computer. Now, test your Internet connection, it should work. If not, repeat the "ipconfig" test, except use "ipconfig /all" and post the results.
If you cannot get "Reply from ..." in step 9 above, your router is dead.
If you get a reply in step 9, but cannot complete step 10, then either your router is dead or the firmware is corrupt. In this case, use the Linksys tftp.exe program to try to reload your router with the latest firmware. After reloading the firmware, repeat the above procedure starting with step 1.
If you need additional help, please state your router's firmware version, and the results of steps 9 and 10. Also, if you get any error messages, copy them exactly and report back.
Please let me know how things turn out for you.
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 11-11-2007 09:55 PM

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.
Any help would be appreciated.
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
I am not sure what to do with intel drivers. I have already spent quite some time and don't want to spend more time trying to fix software problems.

WRT54G ver 6, serious issues

I recently bought a WRT54G, ver 6. For a while, it worked. We were happy. Now, we have a wireless connection, but are unable to load any websites.
Regularly resetting the router seems to work, for short periods of time (5-20 minutes, if that).
Our firmware is current, we've spent time on the phone with Linksys (Hi, India!), and everything seems to be correct.
All the computers have Windows XP, ISP is D&E Communications, we have cable internet. We've upgraded drivers and/or wireless cards, to no effect.
In addition, we have one laptop connected to the router via ethernet cable. That computer is unable to access webpages when the other computers are unable to access anything through the wireless network.
Any help would be great, since we're getting very close to returning the router and spending a few more hours on the phone with Linksys to get our money back - the router is less than a month old. This much difficulty is unacceptable.

Did you try going to the administration menu in the web setup page? then to diagonistics sub menu ---> then to ping button --> after which new window appears, where in you can type in any domain name like www.google.com and clcik on ping to check the connectivity. If you get the response then you have the internet connection till your router. If you are able to get response from ping then instead of providing dynamic ip to the pc's you can check with static ip. if it works then something is wrong with DHCP lease.

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