So recently I thought my Asus RT-N56U wireless router was crapping out. It would randomly "die"... sometimes after 2 minutes, sometimes after 12 hours (usually 10 to 30 minutes) after a reset. Here's what "die" means: wireless pc shows the SSID still and states that I'm connected to a network but without Internet access; wired or wireless pc has no internet... can't log into the router, or even ping it. The only evidence its even there is the SSID still showing up. Fine... crapped out router, right? Under warranty, no big deal... have an RMA pending. Yay.
But!!!
So I dig out my old DD-WRT based Linksys WRT54G. Plug everything in, fire it up... back in business. FOR TEN MINUTES! Then its "dead" too. Almost exact same symptoms. It still shows on the SSID list and still says the wireless client is connected. The only difference is with this router, it doesn't say there's no internet... there's just no internet. And as above, still can't log into router's admin or even ping it (or any other device on the network). Solution is a power cycle, same as the Asus.
Two routers with the same problem... no way that's just coincidence. Is my cable modem killing my routers? A virus on one of the pc's? I kind of doubt the latter. I've tried it with just the laptop (wireless) connected and I've tried it with just the pc (wired) connected. And in the case of the pc, I (clean) reinstalled Windows which would have wiped any virus... but same thing happened.
Any advice at all? i'm perplexed.
But!!!
So I dig out my old DD-WRT based Linksys WRT54G. Plug everything in, fire it up... back in business. FOR TEN MINUTES! Then its "dead" too. Almost exact same symptoms. It still shows on the SSID list and still says the wireless client is connected. The only difference is with this router, it doesn't say there's no internet... there's just no internet. And as above, still can't log into router's admin or even ping it (or any other device on the network). Solution is a power cycle, same as the Asus.
Two routers with the same problem... no way that's just coincidence. Is my cable modem killing my routers? A virus on one of the pc's? I kind of doubt the latter. I've tried it with just the laptop (wireless) connected and I've tried it with just the pc (wired) connected. And in the case of the pc, I (clean) reinstalled Windows which would have wiped any virus... but same thing happened.
Any advice at all? i'm perplexed.