Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
> <SNIP>
>    
>>> Multiple people in the Linksys forums seem to have the same problem:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-loses-connection/m-p/233266#M21765
>>>
>>>
>>> http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-Losing-Connection-Frequently/m-p/206185#M19557
>>>
>>> Note that one post seemed to consider this device as 'old' in 2008'.
>>>
>>> QUESTION: You purchased the BEFSR41 to support routing to the new
>>> machines along with the old machine, correct? The red light is on the
>>> DSL modem according to the first post. I guess that modem only has a
>>> singleLAN port? What leads you to believe the problem is with the
>>> router and not the modem?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Well, before I hooked up the router, it never did this before.  The only
>> time the light was red before was when they were reseting the box up the
>> road or my puter was turned off.  Since the only thing that changed was the
>> router, I sort of figure it has something to do with it.  I have had this
>> DSL for over a year so I would think it would have did something weird by
>> now.
>>
>> If it does it again, I'm going to hook my puter back up straight to the
>> modem and see if it works then.  That should rule out any changes up the
>> road somewhere and the modem.
>>
>> I'm going to read up on the links you posted.
>>      
> Yeah, makes sense.
>
> I use a LinkSys WRT54G for my Cable Modem ISP and a 327W for my DSL
> line. The only time I've had problems like you suggest were:
>
> 1) The ISP was having trouble. WIth Comcast this can go on for weeks at a time.
>
> 2) The unit was bad.
>
> In the case of #2 replacing it fixed things right up.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
>
>    

I think it is a setting or something and I just can't fine it.  I have 
clicked about everything I can think of to find something but no luck so 
far.  I hope the IP passthrough thing will work.  I hope anyway.

Dale

:-)  :-)