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[eric goldberg]

i am not sure if this board is dead or not but i have been reading and i
have had the same problems here is a little about my problems, i have the
dlink extreme wireless g router dl-624

I have a wireless d-link router. i have 2 PC's and my 360 hooked into it
using wires. Everything works but every 5-10 min the "local area network
unplugged" message pops up on my CPU. That causes it to lose connection for
a second but enough to disconnect me from Live and have to get signed in
again. Anyone know why this would occur? also i tried using the router
with just my xbox hooked up and was able to complete a game of madden. i
then tried to hook up just my PC to the router and nothing else and it
worked fine. Is there such a thing as a more powerful router? is that what
i need??? anyone have any advice or know what the problem is....

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

 

[Chuck]

i am not sure if this board is dead or not but i have been reading and i
have had the same problems here is a little about my problems, i have the
dlink extreme wireless g router dl-624

I have a wireless d-link router. i have 2 PC's and my 360 hooked into it
using wires. Everything works but every 5-10 min the "local area network
unplugged" message pops up on my CPU. That causes it to lose connection for
a second but enough to disconnect me from Live and have to get signed in
again. Anyone know why this would occur? also i tried using the router
with just my xbox hooked up and was able to complete a game of madden. i
then tried to hook up just my PC to the router and nothing else and it
worked fine. Is there such a thing as a more powerful router? is that what
i need??? anyone have any advice or know what the problem is....

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Eric,

This board is not dead. Each computer is unique, so thank you for posting in a
new thread.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/my-computer-uniqueness-theorem.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/my-computer-uniqueness-theorem.html

When both computers, and the X-Box, are connected, does this disconnection
happen on both computers equally? Does it happen simultaneously on both
computers

You said it's fine with just one computer and the X-Box - did you try just the
other computer and the X-Box?

What is the DHCP lease time on the router DHCP server set to? What is the DHCP
scope - how many computers is it set to issue addresses?

 

[eric goldberg]

ok for the first question yes when this happens my xbox goes down and both
computers display the message local area newtork unplugged. All of this
happens at the same time. where can i find the DHCP.. is that exclusive for
a wireless router. i had a netgear wired router that i just hooked up to
see if it would work and i have connected my 2 PC's and the xbox and it was
running fine for about an hour. could it have been the router?
once again thanks for the help

 

[Chuck]

ok for the first question yes when this happens my xbox goes down and both
computers display the message local area newtork unplugged. All of this
happens at the same time. where can i find the DHCP.. is that exclusive for
a wireless router. i had a netgear wired router that i just hooked up to
see if it would work and i have connected my 2 PC's and the xbox and it was
running fine for about an hour. could it have been the router?
once again thanks for the help

Eric,

All NAT routers - wired and wireless - issue DHCP settings to computers
requesting them. And, if you don't allocate enough scope - one address for each
request, your computers will fight among themselves for the addresses being
handled out.

Configuring the DHCP server on any NAT router varies according to the router.
Here, I regret to say, I must advise you to RTFM. Both DHCP scope and lease
time may be problematic here. If you can compare the settings on the Netgear to
the D-Link (model??) router, you may find your problem.

 

[eric goldberg]

alright i looked at both settings for the wired router and the wireless and
they appear to be the same. The wired router worked all night and is still
working this morning. i think i am going to stick with the wired router for
now and maybe invest in a new wireless if i still need a wireless signal.
thanks for the help

 

[Chuck]

alright i looked at both settings for the wired router and the wireless and
they appear to be the same. The wired router worked all night and is still
working this morning. i think i am going to stick with the wired router for
now and maybe invest in a new wireless if i still need a wireless signal.
thanks for the help

Well, buying a new wireless router, and not fixing the problem with the current
wireless router, isn't the way to go most of the time. But it is an affordable
solution, and in your case, maybe the best way to go.

Thanks for updating the thread. Post back anytime if you have more questions.

 

[eric goldberg]

I was thinking about getting a new wireless router, Can any one recommend a
good one? I will have 2 cpus, my xbox and one more thing hook up wireless, I
want a strong wireless signal thro out my house. What can you guys recommend
thats good for a good price?

 

[Chuck]

I was thinking about getting a new wireless router, Can any one recommend a
good one? I will have 2 cpus, my xbox and one more thing hook up wireless, I
want a strong wireless signal thro out my house. What can you guys recommend
thats good for a good price?

Eric,

I'm not sure you can improve model wise. The DI-624 is top of the line D-Link,
unless you want to try MIMO. Personally, I would stick with that model - unless
your opinion is that the DI-624 is defective, and that the defect is likely to
be common in other of that model.

You might gain by querying the BBR D-Link Forum.
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/dlink>

 

[eric goldberg]

I was also trying to find a wireless adaptor to put into my wired router,
that i can place somewhere in my house (with a etherner to ethernet)..Is
there such a thing as that? Just someting that can send a wireless signal
with also haveing a wired router.