Losing Connection - Linksys BEFSR41

eddie00001 · 09-07-2004, 14:49

Hi,

Got a Linksy BEFSR41 v2 router with Firmware Version : 1.46

On this router I have 2 PC's (Win XP Pro) and the Terayon modem. I have had this setup for over two years now with nearly no problems. However, the last two weeks I keep losing my connection. I doubt it is ntl as if I connect my modem direct to the PC & use ICS I can stay connected 24/7. If connected via the router I lose the connection every 24hrs exactly. On going into the router options (192.168.1.1) I can see the IP address from ntl ok, but uner DHCP the time left will be 0. If I press the option to renew DHCP lease it will do it for one hour. If I turn off the PC, unplug the modem and router and then start it all back up again, I get another 24hrs.

I've e-mail Linksys 2 weeks ago, had one e-mail response which asked me various questons, to which the answers were already in the original e-mail!!

SOSAGES · 09-07-2004, 14:57

well u know what the problem is - if u havnt changed anything and its worked fine for 2 years then it seems somehow the router has screwed up.

try restoring to factory conditions and set it up again see if it happens - not sure how ur connecting exactly i assume both pc's with nic's pluged into the router - try swapping nic's, do both pc's lose connection ? when it happens can both pc's still ping each other? lots of stuff it could be - just go slowly and eliminate each thing that it could be nic / cables etc

eddie00001 · 09-07-2004, 15:01

I've set up the connection again, changed the ports I'm plugging the cat5 into, setup the connection from scratch with and without the startup wizard disc and restored factory settings. Can ping across the network, I just lose any connection to anything outside the network, email, P2P, FTP etc etc.

09-07-2004, 15:04

Thats strange - the 1.46 firmware is supposed to have fixed the DHCP lease issue.

silly question - when you upgraded the firmware, is there any chance the DHCP server option was turned off? - sorry if that's the first thing you checked.

eddie00001 · 09-07-2004, 15:15

I upgraded the firmware a few days after the release, all seemed to work well then I got this constant problem.

Yeah double checked the DHCP option and it was turned on, also tried with it turned off, and had the exact same effect after 24hrs. So, even with it turned on, in effect it makes no difference.

09-07-2004, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddie00001

I upgraded the firmware a few days after the release, all seemed to work well then I got this constant problem.

Yeah double checked the DHCP option and it was turned on, also tried with it turned off, and had the exact same effect after 24hrs. So, even with it turned on, in effect it makes no difference.

hmm - as you said you reset to factory defaults (which have always worked for me) I guess it's not the setup. The only thing I can think of to suggest is to try going back to the 1.45.7 firmware (not the 1.45.11

) and see if that works better?

pinatubo · 09-07-2004, 16:45

I had the same problem with my router which was originally running 1.39.
I reflashed with the original firmware - no more problems.
You can get earlier firmware here:-
http://www.hansenonline.net/Networki....html#Firmware

SMHarman · 09-07-2004, 17:01

Is there anything you can do if you have forgotton a linksys password (apart from a hard reboot)?

crazybones · 09-07-2004, 17:39

Eddie,

You're not alone in experiencing problems with the latest firmwares. Have a look here:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/foru...9999~start=380

Following the mess created by the 1.45.11 release, I've gone back to 1.44.2 in desparation to get a stable internet connection. Having reset the router (using the recessed button on the front) and selecting "restore defaults" in the router admin menu, I finally have a lease which renews. I haven't tried 1.46 as people are still having problems.

09-07-2004, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Is there anything you can do if you have forgotton a linksys password (apart from a hard reboot)?

is that one you have set yourself, or the defaults for logging in Steve, if the latter admin/admin works for me as user/pass. If the former I'm not sure, though.

Alan Waddington · 09-07-2004, 18:34

I'm still using 1.44.2, which has been going 24/7 for about 2 or 3 years, with only one reboot in living memory. I still have the install firmware if it's any help.

eddie00001 · 10-07-2004, 15:08

Thanks for the advice - have now managed to get the 1.44.2 firmware again, so I hope that'll solve the problem. Cheers

eddie00001 · 11-07-2004, 16:10

Well, its been over 24hrs and all is still going since putting the old firmware back on - YAY