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SuperCow · 12-07-2005, 20:40

>Also are you running default settings on the router?
>Have you tried upgrading the router's firmware?
Yes. Tried static IP or DHCP, no changes. I also upgraded the firmware to 1.05, then back down to 1.04.17, same problem (I'm now back on the most recent version 1.05). I am not using any software firewall. My BEFSR41 v3 router is also brand new (bought it from Dabs a few weeks ago).

Just so that it's clear, the router works most of the time, it's just that sometimes, roughly once a day, the connection will drop and I won't even be able to connect to the router itself (using the 192.168.1.1 address). Pressing the router's reset button briefly will put everything back to normal.

So you guys don't think the MAC address cloning could be an issue here? Is it expected that NTL's internet connection would "just work" without cloning the MAC of the NIC that was used for registration?

12-07-2005, 20:40	#8
SuperCow Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hemel Hempstead Posts: 18	Re: MAC address cloning with router or not? >Also are you running default settings on the router? >Have you tried upgrading the router's firmware? Yes. Tried static IP or DHCP, no changes. I also upgraded the firmware to 1.05, then back down to 1.04.17, same problem (I'm now back on the most recent version 1.05). I am not using any software firewall. My BEFSR41 v3 router is also brand new (bought it from Dabs a few weeks ago). Just so that it's clear, the router works most of the time, it's just that sometimes, roughly once a day, the connection will drop and I won't even be able to connect to the router itself (using the 192.168.1.1 address). Pressing the router's reset button briefly will put everything back to normal. So you guys don't think the MAC address cloning could be an issue here? Is it expected that NTL's internet connection would "just work" without cloning the MAC of the NIC that was used for registration?