My dsl router Ethernet connection keeps getting disconnected

[yoda313]

I was wondering about something.

My DSL router is connected to my pc and the router is connected to my WIFI G router. However lately (especially today) I've been having to reconnect my PPOE setting in the setup screen of the wireless router. What causes this?

My light for the DSL connection has stayed green but my ETHERNET light blinks off every now and then. And it takes five or ten minutes of manually clicking the "reestablish connection" button to get back online.

Is there some setting I'm missing??? I haven't changed anything since I got my wireless router and I've been able to go weeks at a time without having to go back to the setup screen.

Is there a better way to keep the connection solid? I seem to be getting a solid DSL connection its just the connection between the router and the pc that goes off. Am I making any sense? Networking is not my specialty.

Suggestions are welcome as this is getting a little annoying. Its happened at least three times today alone and it shouldn't happen at all really.




EDIT - AHHH!! It happened again! This is pretty bad. Any suggestions are welcome. By the way the wireless router is a DLINK DI-524.

[Dv8ted2]

Is the phone line loose? That was my problem. I had the same situation.

[yoda313]

Hmm.... Never thought of that. I'll check, thanks.

EDIT - So far that might be it! I've been using a ysplitter so I can send it to my fax/modem to send out faxes. However lately I don't need to fax much at all so I'm just going to plug the line straight into the router. It looks like that might do the trick!

Thanks Dv8ted2!!

[Soopafresh]

You can use a "keep alive" style app that sits in your system tray and routinely pings devices on the internet.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/alwayscon.html

[yoda313]

You can use a "keep alive" style app that sits in your system tray and routinely pings devices on the internet.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/alwayscon.html

Thanks I'll give it a try. And yes it did go offline again. Though thats weird the dsl light stays green but the ethernet blinks off.

Hopefully this little app will do the trick.

Will it work on a laptop if my desktop is off??? Hmm....

[Dv8ted2]

Sorry, Yoda.....

I tried.

[computerchuck]

replace your nic card or ethernet cable or test same connection with another pc. had similar situation at an onsite except it was more frequent. put a new nic card in the pc and problem went away.

[CrayonEater]

While I would certainly try all the above advice, don't be too surprised if you need a new router. This happens a lot, and it's something I'll all-too-familiar with. Most of the SOHO routers and other equipment isn't rated for modern connection speeds and will saturate at a certain point. I had to replace a Netgear (MR814) as my ISP upgraded my connection past 6.0 Mbps. I have also had this problem with other, wired products (Netgear FVS-318 couldn't handle more than 4.0, Linksys BEFSX41 couldn't handle more than 3.0) Try to determine if your ISP did recently upgrade your network recently; if they did, it's very likely to be a router problem.

Assuming the tricks other other posters have mentioned don't work, you also could try to do the following with your router/firewall: 1. Upgrading the firmware; 2. Disabling any kind of script filtering (DNS, keywords, ActiveX, cookies, etc.); 3. Restore factory defaults.

Another problem I had - and I have only seen this on the Netgear wireless, though it certainly could affect other products - is that, if set up for port forwarding, it will, eventually, start disconnecting you. For me, it usually did this after a few days of having a port open. The only solution is to restore factory defaults, reconfigure, and not use port forwarding. This appears to be a firmware bug.