Re: What happened?!
 

Yeah.. I can give myself the pat on the back that I rightly deserve now... 2 days on and I have to admit, everything here is running sweeter than ever...

I did actually help someone else out with a similar problem elsewhere on the same day (later on) and their problems have ended too - so, it just goes to show, sometimes, it's the little things that make the biggest difference :D

And as a sidenote... anyone having router issues should really check the firmware version and check their router manufacturors website against any possible firmware upgrades before doing anything else. (Usually, all info on your router is on the underside of it.. ) and keep modem and router where it's coolest.... ours are on the floor side by side ;)

It's saved us £X getting another router when we didn't really need one at all....

Re: What happened?!
 

GRR.. I have been cursed again by the blessed thing cutting the connection every few seconds - but! there is a cure... well, it's not a cure, it's something thats keeping the bloomin' thing operational....

We've downloaded here the *latest* firmware upgrade and we're keeping that little .bin file on each computer... the next time the router starts its antics (which will be approximately 2 days time) we'll just redo the firmware upgrade through the routers settings display page thingy....

I've since read that there's a fault with some early linksys routers for which the only known cure is flashing the router with the same firware upgrade.

The whole thing takes approx 5 minutes total - I can live with that.
Once it's done - we can do whatever we jolly well like (well, until the next time it'll need doing anyway)

I know we could really do with a new router and yes, it'll probably be either another linksys or maybe a dLink one - depends :)

We'll tolerate what we've got for now! :D