Linksys wireless router randomly drops all connections - Hardware & Software

I currently use a Linksys wireless router (model BEFW11S4 running the latest firmware), and every now and then, for no particular reason at all, the router loses connection to the internet and must be unplugged or reset so that the connection is (instantly) restored. I have determined no possible cause for this because there doesn't seem to be one. There are no common factors in any situation in which the router loses connection. It just happens when it wants to. This is particularly frustrating due to the fact that if I leave home and don't come back for a day or two, I'll almost always come back to find my router in this state, meaning that my torrents haven't been seeding the entire time I have been away, and this almost always results in some sort of warning from one of my private trackers because I haven't been seeding like I should. My PTP account has been banned for this very reason. I am sure that the problem is with the router. If I plug the modem directly into any PC, I never lose connection. Ever. Is there anything I can do about this? I have a life; I can't always be sitting here watching the router, ready to unplug it when the need arises. EDIT: I've discovered that I can manually cause this to happen by attempting to view any of the videos located at [url]http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/apollo11.html[/url]. I'm not sure if this is related to the random disconnect problem, though, because the router normally drops connection of its own accord, usually when I am doing nothing at all. It happens rather often, regardless of whether or not any of the connected computers are browsing the web, running torrents, or using the internet connection in any way.

I had the same problem when i was Using vista. the problem disappeared with windows 7 Really weird :raise:

[QUOTE=SubWoof;16445905]I had the same problem when i was Using vista. the problem disappeared with windows 7 Really weird :raise:[/QUOTE] I'm using 7. It happens on Vista, 7, XP, Mac OSX, GNU/Linux, etc. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the connected computers whatsoever; even when there are no connected systems, it happens.

The Client DHCP table may be expiring.

[QUOTE=Mister TBD;16448346]The Client DHCP table may be expiring.[/QUOTE] That sounds awesome. The problem is that I don't know what that means and Google couldn't help me (this could just be the result of a poor choice of wording, however, so I'm not saying the answer doesn't exist there). After searching through the entire setup for my router, I only found the word "DHCP" twice, and that was under the "Local DHCP Server" setting (which is enabled) and the setting to control when it expires, which is set to 0 (default - one day). But the problem happens more than once per day. Sometimes it happens a few times per hour. Sometimes once per week.

Set the DHCP Lease Time to : 1440 It's the same equivalent to 0 but may stop the issues.

[QUOTE=Mister TBD;16448573]Set the DHCP Lease Time to : 1440 It's the same equivalent to 0 but may stop the issues.[/QUOTE] Okay, I'll try that. I would like to note, however, that after applying that setting, I am still able to manually cause my connection to be dropped when I attempt to view those NASA videos mentioned in the OP. As stated before, I do not know if that problem is related to the random drops, but being that the end result is the same either way (internet connection dropped, still connected to the LAN though), they could possibly be related somehow. Is anyone else able to view those videos?

All Linksys routers have a bug with the WAN port where if the modem is anything but 10BaseT, it will fail to handshake properly and drop the connection over and over again. There are two solutions to the problem: 1) Go out and buy a 10/100 switch and put it between the router and the cable/dsl modem. 2) Buy a brand other than Linksys (Netgear, Dlink, etc.)

It's still happening. I just woke up to find that none of my downloads had moved a bit the entire time I've been asleep. It must have dropped as soon as I went to sleep. This is so incredibly frustrating that I just might break this router with my bare hands if I have to buy a new one. If anyone can think of any possible fix, please let me know.

Have you looked at the post above yours?

[QUOTE=Thor667;16603731]Have you looked at the post above yours?[/QUOTE] Obviously, yes. However, I would like to at least know that I've tried every possible solution before I have to spend money I don't have on something I shouldn't need.

After I talked to Linksys about my router (WRT160Nv2), I had to (after installing newest firmware) completely reset it (hard reset, using reset button).