Network problems; Linksys router?

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Hey, since i got my new computer hooked up to my network (may be
coincidence), i have been having problems with my Linksys router. I started
off fine, i had connection to the internet no problem, and so did all the
other computers on the network, however, after about a half hour i would lose
connection.

I went to my router, everything checked out, the lights that were always on
were on, and my modem seemed ok too. I ended up pushing the reset button on
it and my network worked again! for another aprox. 30 minutes :( I reset it
again, it worked again, but after a little time, i lost connection again.

This problem was not just localized to my computer either, the other
computers lost connection as well, though, there is a chance that my computer
created this problem.

I thought about it, and decided a few things; I have a Gigabit Network card
and my router is only 100 Mbps so that could be causing problems. or the
router is too old, and i should get a new one (hopefully last resort). or
Rogers is giving me hell again (damn them!).

I am running windows 2000, however there is also a win95 and 2 winXP systems
running as well (with same problem). The network is hardwired, not wireless.
Seemed to happen right when i got my new computer (coincidence?).

If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam
 
It sounds as though your settings for your broadband
connection are not correct. If you have a DSL line, try
changing timeout modes and values, and check the
Linksys support site for router settings specific to your
ISP. Some cable providers do very frequent DHCP
leases and this can sometimes be an issue for routers.

Local computer-to-computer communications are a
different matter. Your computers (I am assuming) are plugged
in to the 4-port switch that is built in to your router. If this
communication is going down, then you have a simple cabling
problem or (unlikely) a defective router (This data does not
pass through the routing component of your Linksys.)
And if we're talking wireless, all bets are off on the foregoing.

Your gigabit NIC would not be expected to cause a problem--
it will use "NWAY" negotiation and automatically downshift to
100Mb/s. But if you want to test that possibillity you can force it
to 100Mb/s mode in device manager. It will have no effect on
your network performance.

Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
Ergodic Systems, Inc.
 
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