Hello, Thanks everyone for your replies. I did have Mac filtering going on the ethernet side but didn't put it back since it's a local thing and no one unknown will be plugging in. So far it has not gone down today yet. I am concerned. If the router's CMOS battery is going I'm assuming that's the kiss of death for it? The router itself did report a firmware upgrade when I asked it to look. It's also I believe supported by dd-wrt, but I don't know it's series number to get the right version, plus firmware upgrade is something I've not done. Any pointers? I'd also like to get an idea from my laptop of the wireless signal it should be strong, but sometimes xp reports a very low connection, sometimes it's good. I also wouldn't mind getting a speed test done via the wireless? Thanks. Dave. On 1/8/13, Scott Granados <scott@granados-llc.net> wrote:
Sounds to me like your CMOS battery is going in the router itself. Your LAN settings are unimpacted because generic settings work. You lose your WiFi settings though and the radios won't sync. Might be time for a new router.
On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:45 PM, David Mehler <dave.mehler@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
What do you all use for wireless testing? I've got a home router, its's a belkin f5d7234 I believe it is, and it's starting to give me concern. It's an n router, but it can do g, which is good since the card in my laptop is g. I also have an n USB card.
Two days ago I got back after a weeks absence. I was told of an internet problem that required resetting the router, unplugging it for 30 seconds. I got back, couldn't get on the net, yesterday I got on to a box, wired in to the router and checked it out. It had reset itself to first day experience, default wpa security password wish I knew what that was, and no admin password. Well, not thinking of it I reset everything. Today, it did the same thing, I couldn't get on wirelessly. Instead of saying wireless which is my network's SSID it reverted once again to Belkin.a1c. So, I got back on that box and looked again and again it had gone back to day one settings. This time I just gave it a new wireless password so I could get on.
The router is maybe 1.5 to 2 years old but probably closer to 1.5 years. The distance between my laptop which is the only wireless device on, the others are wired and do not have the problem, is from back room of a one bedroom apartment to front room distance wise say 40 to 50 feet.
I'd like to know if this thing is going bad how to test and to know it's going bad before I get it replaced.
Thanks. Dave.
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