Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 12/19/2010 05:28 PM, Dale wrote: I want fireball to get a fixed IP from the router and I want smoker > to get a fixed IP from the router. I think I know how to do that much. When I first set up my TrendNet router I worried about that, too. After spending many hours doing exactl

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread walt
On 12/19/2010 05:28 PM, Dale wrote: I want fireball to get a fixed IP from the router and I want smoker > to get a fixed IP from the router. I think I know how to do that much. When I first set up my TrendNet router I worried about that, too. After spending many hours doing exactly what you're

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 12/19/2010 12:11 PM, Dale wrote: I noticed on the router that to completely reset it, you have to push > the reset button and hold it for 30 seconds or more. It said it even > resets the firmware. I have not tested this theory tho. Just to clarify: you've said in other posts th

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread walt
On 12/19/2010 12:11 PM, Dale wrote: I noticed on the router that to completely reset it, you have to push > the reset button and hold it for 30 seconds or more. It said it even > resets the firmware. I have not tested this theory tho. Just to clarify: you've said in other posts that you've rep

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 12/19/2010 05:17 AM, Dale wrote: I don't know if the reset changed this or not but I did notice > that the setting "connection type" was set to "on demand" again. > I put it back to "always on" which is what I set it to once before. That was the timeout thingy I mentioned earli

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 12/19/2010 05:36 AM, Dale wrote: My car started acting up the other day and I may have to get > yet another distributor for it... If your car is still using a distributor, your computer should still be using an 8086 ;) It is a 1994 Mazda Protege. I LOVE that little car. I g

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread walt
On 12/19/2010 05:17 AM, Dale wrote: I don't know if the reset changed this or not but I did notice > that the setting "connection type" was set to "on demand" again. > I put it back to "always on" which is what I set it to once before. That was the timeout thingy I mentioned earlier. If you s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Stroller
On 19/12/2010, at 7:02pm, walt wrote: > On 12/19/2010 05:36 AM, Dale wrote: >> My car started acting up the other day and I may have to get yet another >> distributor for it... > > If your car is still using a distributor, your computer should > still be using an 8086 ;) Between 1978 and today

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread walt
On 12/19/2010 05:36 AM, Dale wrote: My car started acting up the other day and I may have to get > yet another distributor for it... If your car is still using a distributor, your computer should still be using an 8086 ;)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Dale wrote: Multiple people in the Linksys forums seem to have the same problem: http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-loses-connection/m-p/233266#M21765 http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-Losing

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Dale wrote: >> >> Multiple people in the Linksys forums seem to have the same problem: >> >> >> http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-loses-connection/m-p/233266#M21765 >> >> >> http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wired-Routers/BEFSR41-Losing-Conne

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Dale wrote: I have it plugged up to the same UPS my puter uses. I changed the battery about a year ago and it is plenty large enough. It runs at about 40% load. I doubt it is a power issue. Dale :-) :-) Multiple people in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Mark Knecht
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Dale wrote: > > I have it plugged up to the same UPS my puter uses.  I changed the battery > about a year ago and it is plenty large enough.  It runs at about 40% load. >   I doubt it is a power issue. > > Dale > > :-)  :-) > > Multiple people in the Linksys foru

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Dale
David Abbott wrote: Dale you still use att or bellsouth DSL ? I connect like this [10 port switch] => [linksys router running ddwrt] => [DSL modem westell 6100] I put the modem in ip passthru [1] to the router, the modem validates the connection with att and the router does every thing else. [1

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread David Abbott
Dale you still use att or bellsouth DSL ? I connect like this [10 port switch] => [linksys router running ddwrt] => [DSL modem westell 6100] I put the modem in ip passthru [1] to the router, the modem validates the connection with att and the router does every thing else. [1] http://nooone.info/dow

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Dale
James wrote: Paul Hartman gmail.com> writes: I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. It seems like more of the computer and electronics problems I have (or that people bring to me) are related to power supply failures than any other reason

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread James
Paul Hartman gmail.com> writes: > > I bought this router the other day.  I notice something that is a little > > weird. > It seems like more of the computer and electronics problems I have (or > that people bring to me) are related to power supply failures than any > other reason. Shot in the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Dale
walt wrote: On 12/17/2010 12:31 PM, Dale wrote: Hi, I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. The light on my DSL modem is red and Seamonkey can't check my email or load a webpage. If I

[gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread walt
On 12/17/2010 12:31 PM, Dale wrote: Hi, I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. The light on my DSL modem is red and Seamonkey can't check my email or load a webpage. If I unplug the r