WRT54G v.5/Speedstream 5100 problem

I continue losing my internet connection every few days when I have my Speedstream 5100 modem connected to my WRT54G v.5 router. I talked to tech support and they said my computer was not communicating with my router and that their modem was not the issue. So if I remove my router and run just the modem(after resetting) I get my connection back. Once I set the modem in bridge mode and then turn the computer, modem, and router off and then restart I can get an internet connection again with the router connected. This connection usually only lasts a few day, but can last up to a week. I've updated the firmware and talked to Linksys tech support, but I still don't have a solution. Any help?

try changing the MTU settings to 1396 and ensure that the "Keep Alive" option is selected...

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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?

Yahoo Webcam and WRT54G v5 anyone having disconnect problems?

Hi all..i have the WRT54G v5 router hooked up to my cable modem.
When ever i use my web cam it will stay connected for a little bit but then just disconnect and reconnect and its not only on one computer it happens to another computer hooked up....one is wired one is wireless....i have added the port trigger in the router for yahoo's ports inbound and outbound 5100 and it still does it,,,,my next step to eliminate that its the router doing it is to just have one computer running off the modem itself and try it i will do that soon but what i was wondering is if anyone else has had this problem or is having this problem rite now and has any suggestions on whats going on?
Thanks alot guys and gals.

Hi everyone.. Im just a newbie here.. just got a question as well.. what if im having the opposite problem.. I cant connect to Yahoo Webcam Service..
I have followed the port trigger and port forward and aeverything else.. but my webcam still doesnt wanna broadcast.. I know the webcam is working fine..
I believe the problem started occuring when i started using terminal services, I tried logging on to my pc remotely (from work) and ever since then webcam broadcast just doesnt wanna connect..
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WRT54GS v 7.2 - Installation Problems

Ok.. so I have been running the old WRT54G v.5 no problem... I decide to upgrade to wireless N - too many problems so I came back to 54G but wanted to get the next step up and went with the 54GS.
I have tried setting up/installing the router on two separate computers. I always get the same error - "Your new router does not appear to be connected properly - Error 322: New Router or Gateway Not Detected."
I have followed the onscreen instructions meticulously in the setup... I have tried it wired on a Vista x64 and an XP x32 system.. same on both! My ISP is: Suddenlink 3 computers - once setup all three will be wireless. Laptop - XP, Desktop 1 - Vista Home Prem. x64, Desktop 2 - Vista Home Premium x32.
I would really appreciate help asap so I dont get mad and drop Linksys altogether! The Wireless N I tried was the WRT160N ... took it back this morning for dropping the network repeatedly... come on linksys.. you're losing my faith!
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I had already disabled windows firewall and bitdefender firewall.. somehow i managed to log into the admin screen (192.168.1.1) and setup my wireless channel/security that way... now it works but i still never got to run the initial setup... i just got in somehow that way and rigged it??
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I've recently started having a strange problem with my WRT54G. Internet access is via a Cable modem and has been working fine for months, and the cable modem works fine so I suspect the problem is with the router. However the router is also working, mostly, so I figured I'd see if anyone here has any suggestions. Here are the details of the problem:
The router WAN configuration was set to DHCP.
It used to happily pick up a new IP address from the cable modem whenever necessary.
One night the router stopped picking up an IP on the WAN side. (nothing was changed. I'm the only one in the house who goes anywhere near the router)
Connecting the modem directly to a PC works fine (suggesting the modem's DHCP server is fine).
Copying the WAN IP config from the PC to the router, as a Static IP, also allows it to work when the modem is plugged back into the router and the router to a PC (which is how it's setup now, but it's a pain to have to mess with the physical connections and manually reconfigure the router every time the modem drops a connection (which is another issue, but not one for this forum...)).
So both the modem and the router seem to work except for the router's DHCP client. It works fine as a DHCP server for the LAN.
The firmware was already upgraded (and working), I've followed the standard power-cycle procedure, I've released and renewed the IP via the Status tab in the web interface, and I've tried resetting the router using both the button on the unit and via the web interface to revert to factory defaults.
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I also had this problem which occurred after >2 years of the router working fine. After changing MTU to 1300, cloning the PC MAC address, and power cycling the router and modem fixed the problem. But I was curious to see which change did the trick, so I changed both back to the default (MTU = auto and not cloning the MAC address) and it worked fine! I think the router problem is intermittant and may appear to be fixed by changing setting, but I fully expect it to reoccur.

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I'll set the scenario first so you can understand what i'm trying to do. I have a D-Link 524 configured trough PPoE to get access to internet. It has DHCP enabled (from 192.168.0.100 to .199). I had static ip configured in the D-Link router as 192.168.0.90 and some ports forwarded to my pc that's like 50 meters away from the router, in other office. The thing is, I added a WRT54G v6 router cause the wireless signal from the d-link didn't reach where I am, and some people needed to use it. So, I plugged my pc to the WRT54G, and the linksys to the D-Link. No, my problem is, I no longer have the static ip that the d-link assigned me (the linksys uses the 192.168.1.X range, and the d-link the 192.168.0.X range). Now, if I release my MAC address from the D-link and assing a static ip in the WRT54G, I could fordward the ports I had before in the d-link but in the linksys. The thing is, I can't find a way to assing a static ip in the linksys. And I tried to change the range of ip from the linksys to 192.168.0.X so I can still use the assigned address from the d-link but it didn't work, I couldn't access the linksys neither the d-link after changing the address, didn't get internet either, so i had to reset the linksys. After all of this... what the hell do I do Azureus can't connect, or any other P2P app for that matter (cause I had the ports forwarded in the other router, and I can't forward them in the linksys cause I get a dynamic local ip, if I forward them to, say 192.168.1.100 and some day I get assigned 192.168.1.101... well, I assume it won't work as expected)

The WRT54G does not assign fixed IP addresses through DHCP. You have to set a static IP address on the computer itself instead of using DHCP.
I would, however, recommend not to use the WRT as router but only as simple access point. Instructions are here. Set a LAN IP address like 192.168.0.2 on the WRT to keep it accessible inside your normal LAN. I think this setup will solve all your problems. You can still use the fixed IP address assignment from the DHCP server on the D-Link and you only have to configure a single port forwarding on the D-Link (instead of two which would be necessary if you connect the Linksys router through its internet port to the D-Link).
With two access points you can create a roaming network by using the identical wireless settings on both routers (SSID, wireless security, wireless mode). Channels should be different and at least 5 apart. SSID broadcast should be enabled on both. Now most wireless clients are able to move between both access points without loosing the connection.
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WRT54G Ver 6 Internet connectivity problems

Alright so here's the deal.
I'm on Windows XP with Verizon DSL (in Orange County, CA) that uses a Westell modem (just modem, not modem and router combo).
I have the old Linksys BEFSR41 v.2 router that runs with everything fine.
I just bought the WRT54G Version 6 and connected everything up as needed. Powered things down and then back up. And it could not detect an Internet connection, but I could access the router via web browser.
- Ran the Setup CD and it couldn't find the internet.
- Upgraded the firmware.
- I searched the forums and did not find a successful solution.
- Called my ISP to confirm it is DHCP.
- Talked to Linksys Support via phone and he had me do all sorts of stuff. Releasing, Renewing, Local IP Address changes, pinging, MAC, etc. All this to try to get some sort of IP address with the internet.
- Tried it with a diff WRT54G Ver 6 (Yeah. I bought two. One for me, and one to bring to my parents), and it still didn't work. (Can't be that both the routers I got are defective.)
- Searched forums some more and ran across the EasyLink program. I used it, and it tells me my freaking Wired adaptor is disabled. Where do I enable it? Can't be my computer because it all works fine with the old Linksys router I got....or could it?
- Powered down and back up in many different combinations.
Did all that to no avail. Anyone got a solution? I couldn't find anything that worked. I'm about to go return this and get something else tomorrow. Maybe if I wake up, there will be a workable solution that is replied back.
Thanks in advance to all those that tried to help and posted something, or didn't post due to having no solution.
- Chris

Yup Yup Yup. I tried the WAN address thing and it still didn't work.
I was about to pack everything up and go return the stupid thing. BUT.....I decided to talk to Verizon DSL support since I hadn't tried that.
They helped me out good!!!
Here's the solution.
I plugged in the old router, the BEF, and went to Status to click the DHCP Release. Then unplugged the old router.
Then per Verizon DSL support instruction....powered down the modem, then powered it back up and waited for lights to stabilize. Then I plugged in the new router, the WRT. And went to Status (IP was already autofilled, with internet working) but I still clicked DHCP Renew.
It all works. WOOOOOO!!!!
By the way. The WAN address thing is important. I went to it on the new, WORKING router and disabled the WAN address. The internet stopped working. I re-entered in the WAN address I copied and the internet worked again. So......yeah.
I hope for all those out there having the same problems as me, and without a solution, see this thread and try this.
Thanks again for your guys' help.
**edit**
By the way. Is there a way to stop my internet to being a stickler to this MAC address? I'm just curious. I'm gonna go google MAC address and see if I can read anything useful.
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WRT54GS Need help, interesting security problem

Hi All,
New to this community, so I hope that my description is understandable. Plus, I've been reading with ernest, am totally confused and wish someone could just tell me "this is how you fix this: Step 1..." but it never seems to happen that way.
1. WRT54GS Wireless Router, (not sure of the version because my setup page says one thing and the bottom says different) was originally setup with a Gateway Desktop, longer than 5 yrs ago.
2. Currently the host computer is a Dell. We have 1 wireless laptop, 2 netbooks, 1 iPod, and 2 wireless printers in a home network.
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Melinda613 wrote:
1. WRT54GS Wireless Router, (not sure of the version because my setup page says one thing and the bottom says different) was originally setup with a Gateway Desktop, longer than 5 yrs ago.
If you are not sure of the version why don't you post what is printed on the bottom and what is shown on the setup page?
Melinda613 wrote:
2. Currently the host computer is a Dell. We have 1 wireless laptop, 2 netbooks, 1 iPod, and 2 wireless printers in a home network.The main problem is getting online (I never know how many devices will try to do something at the same time) with the router (keeps saying that the "Security" is Open"). I've tried to setup new networks, resulting in the same problem. Is it possible to just remove the Dell from the network or could the wireless laptop become the host computer? And could someone explain to me how to do that? The last time I tried to change the security on the router, (I believe that WEP is what the Dell set it at and I was trying to change it to a higher level), I got a notification that not all the devices were the same, security could not be changed. Help, I just want us all to be able to use a secure network!!
Where does it say "security is open" exactly? What page? Where? When?
Go to the setup page of the router. Wireless and Wireless Security. Post your current settings on those two pages. That will show how your wireless is configured.
We'll take it from there...

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Hi. I have a WRT54G wireless router that I haven't used in years because my old cable provider supplied me with a router. I recently switched cable providers & they don't provide a wireless routers. I would like to use my WRT54G router, but I don't have the cd. I figured it wasn't a problem because I can just do a manual setup using the ip address 192.168.1.1. I receive the pop up window to enter the user name & password. I follow the instructions & just type in the password field the word admin & l left the user name blank but it doesn't work. Can someone please help? I know that I can fix this problem. It doesn't make sense to spend money for another router when this can be a simple fix. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I agree to sabretooth, you must do a reset on the router. You must have setup a password before to access the router page. Resetting the router will reset it's settings to the factory default settings. Push and hold the reset button for 30seconds then power it off for 10-15seconds. Once the power light goes solid, go ahead and reconfigure your router. This link should help you: Setting up a Linksys router with Cable Internet service

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