Re: Connection stalls until I do ping/traceroute in router

On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:05:55 -0700 (PDT), sdaws <sdaws06@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

WRT45G v2.2
Firmware Version: v3.03.1, Oct. 18, 2004

Old version of the firmware. The current version for the v2.2 router
is 4.21.1. See:
<http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859837401&packedargs=sku%3DWRT54G&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=3740137401B01&displaypage=download#versiondetail>
Download and install please.

I wasn't able to find the WAN "idle timeout" settings.

You're right. No WAN "timeout" or "idle timeout" setting for DHCP or
Static connections:
<http://ui.linksys.com/files/WRT54G/v1-v4/3.01.3/Setup-DHCP.htm>
However, I made a guess(tm) that you have a PPPoE setup, which does
have a "Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time". See:
<http://ui.linksys.com/files/WRT54G/v1-v4/3.01.3/Setup-PPPoE.htm>

It's common to have the DSL modem do the PPPoE login, where the DSL
modem does the PPPoE login. It will also have an "idle timeout" type
of setting.

I looked at your previously referenced article yesterday, but forgot
the details of your setup. Today, Google complains that it can't
display the article:
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless/browse_thread/thread/257d63174b49a76b/b162a537078bfd6e>
"An error occurred while processing your request..."
I'm not even sure you have DSL, cable, satellite, etc. Could you
please describe your setup again? Makers, models, versions, and such?

Also, simply complaining that you are effectively disconnected doesn't
tell anyone at which point you are getting disconnected. It could be
between your computah and the WRT54G v2.2. It could be the router
timing out. It could be the DSL modem timing out. It could be your
ISP "rotating" IP addresses or rebooting their routers. It could be
between your ISP and their connection to the interknot.

When it happens again, get ready to use ping to see where it's broken.
I'll assume that your WRT54g v2.2 is at 192.168.1.1. Go to the
"status" page in the WRT54G and write down the gateway IP address of
your ISP. Then, try this with a working system to see how the results
look. Then, unplug something and watch it fail.

For Windoze:
Start -> run -> cmd <Enter>
ping 192.168.1.1 (ping the router)
If that works, try:
ping gateway_ip_address_of_ISP (ping the ISP)
If that works, try:
ping www.google.com (check if DNS is working)
and
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP address of anything on the internet)

The point where pings fail will give you a clue as to WHERE you are
being disconnected (and possibly why). If this is a common problem,
you might wanna do the above continuously. For that, I use "FreePing"
at:
<http://www.tools4ever.com/products/free/freeping/>
I setup the various IP addresses as previously itemized and let it
run. However, pinging too often is impolite, so I set the ping
interval for 5 minutes for each system. This also acts as a keep
alive and prevents idle out timers from disconnecting.

Also, if the updated firmware doesn't fix the problem, you might want
to try one of the alternative firmware releases, such as DD-WRT.
<http://www.dd-wrt.com>
I'm running v24 RC6.2 on literally all my similar routers, without
good success. However, it is a much more complex setup and
configuration.

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