router help please

carrieparkinson

hi, can i have a lil advice re my wireless connection plz... ive just plugged in my netgear router again after a long time in the cupboard as the relationship between my over used desktop and the router is a little fragile. when the router is removed from the scene eg pc hard wired into the modem alls fab, however when i plug in the tempramental router i get things like
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or pages not loading or taking aaages to load,when im in, it boots me from being logged in anywhere e.g facebook, we are talking every 2-3 mins , same for email or forums, says something along the lines of the connection has been reset......


i would give the router up as a bad job, however im getting a netbook tomorrow, and the wii/dsi/laptop/ my mobile all run fine when connected.

any idea how i can solve this please?

GunJack

sounds like the idle timeout in the router is set to a value. Log into the router and change it to 0 and see how you get on

somersethillbilly

It may also be worthwhile checking for any firmware updates if your router has been out of action for a bit.

Find your router here:

http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/list

Go to the relevant support page and check under downloads to see if the firmware has been updated. If it has and you choose to update it, do it via ethernet cable not wireless.

carrieparkinson

will try that thanks


ok i tried... where do i find the idle timeout in there plz. ive clicked and opened stuff but nothing is obvious for this dark haired blonde

carrieparkinson

ooh ave just#attempted a fireware update ,#downloaded it , found#it but a get invalid fidename provided.

somersethillbilly

carrieparkinson wrote: »

will try that thanks


ok i tried... where do i find the idle timeout in there plz. ive clicked and opened stuff but nothing is obvious for this dark haired blonde

Login to your router, under basic settings, should be an option to set idle timeout to "0".

somersethillbilly

carrieparkinson wrote: »

ooh ave just#attempted a fireware update ,#downloaded it , found#it but a get invalid fidename provided.

Use Internet Explorer, not firefox or other browser to do update.

carrieparkinson

cant see it

options in basic settings are
Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?







Account Name (If Required) Domain Name (If Required)



ip address
dns address

&


mac address



n thats it

carrieparkinson

ooh okies for that bit of info.. ie loaded up , update done ur a star. not to look for that idle thing...