WRT54G V5 loses connection to BEFCMU10 cable modem

I have a BEFCMU10 on my cable internet service, with a WRT54G downstream. The cable modem works fine, and when the computer is connected directly to it, all is well.
When I connect the WRT54G, all is fine for, say, 8 hours, then the computer loses the connection. Cycling the power to the WRT is required to get up and running again.
I suspect that I have not configured the WRT correctly. It's set to use DHCP to connect to the BEFCMU. Are there specific settings I need to make for this setup?Message Edited by stowaway on 08-21-2006 05:05 PM

If you connect your computer directly to the modem, are you able to go online without any problem? If yes, try to access the setup page of the router and check the status page of the router and check if your getting a public IP address under internet IP. If your not getting a public IP, go to the setup tab and click on mac address clone, enable the mac clone and click clone pc's mac then save the settings. after that do a power cycle on the router and the modem and try to check again the status page of the router if your getting a public ip. If your getting a public ip and still having the same problem, try to lower down the MTU of the router to 1490 up to 1300.

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