Reset of router

[Sylviane et Perry White]

On Wednesday 14 May 2008 12:18, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> Normally I leave my router running all the time. Occasionally it
> needs to be reset,
Why, the computer lost the router, or the router lost the net?
> which I suppose is normal. 
I don't know if it's normal but in my case is is more than occasional, often 
many times a week. (Linksys WAG54GS)
> Anyway I simply switch 
> it off and then on again after a short pause. 
> This has the effect of a reset.
If I can call the router (192.168.1.1) I try first to just tell it to 
disconnect and reconnect, that sometimes works and is faster than rebooting 
it.
I may also tell it to reset (because it's on another floor than my computer).
It also happens that I must reset with the switch.
>
> When I was running Edgy that was fine, then I could find the internet
> again immediately. Now I am running Gutsy. Today I had to do a reset
> for the first time with Gutsy. In 'Settings' it showed that I was
> connected
Next time that happens check to see if you can *really* call the router, the 
info in 'Settings' may be stale.
> but I had to switch the computer off and restart it to be 
> able to find the internet again.
Just the internet or the router?
> Should I be surprised at that?  
No idea, I can only tell that a router reset is enough in the vast majority of 
cases (but I'm not running Gusty). See how often this occurs to you.
> Or is there some setting which I need to update?
Hope someone else can help, or perhaps suggest a simple way to restart the 
relevant service without having to reboot.

Good luck		Perry

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