On 01/11/2013 01:28 PM, Russell Senior wrote: >>>>>> "Richard" == Richard C Steffens <[email protected]> writes: > Richard> Over the past few weeks I've found my machines unable to > Richard> access the Internet first thing in the morning. At first I > Richard> thought it was the cable modem. So I followed the method of > Richard> pulling the plug on the modem, waiting a few seconds, and > Richard> then plugging it back in. Since I have done this over the > Richard> years I learned that sometimes my router would need to be > Richard> reset as well, so I usually pull the power plug out of it > Richard> before plugging the modem back in. I'd then wait for all the > Richard> lights on the modem to turn green before plugging the router > Richard> back in. > > Next time this happenns, I would try to log into the web interface of > the WRT54G and see if it has an IP address or a lease. I've seen > several cases recently where a lease renewal doesn't happen and the > leasee gives up and sits there dumbly with no address. Naturally, > your packets then go nowhere.
I'll do that the next time it happens. > The other thing I'd do is (if the router is reflashable) is put > OpenWrt on it, so that you can log in and investigate more > thoroughly. It's a model # WRT54G ver. 6, Firmware Version v1.00.9, May 12, 2006. Under the Administration tab on the router's page there is a section called Firmware Upgrade. If there's an upgrade suitable for my model, then that's something I'll think about. > Oh, and then I'd get a new router. I just started playing with a > Buffalo WZR-600DHP (dual band, 680 MHz CPU, gigE ports, 128 meg ram, > 32 meg flash, supported by OpenWrt). $70 from newegg or amazon. Also something to keep in mind. I'll save your e-mail for future reference. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
