I agree, the router should boot back up when the power is restored with the same SSID as it had (that's one thing my father sees changing), as well as the fact that all security is gone. I suspect it's just a bad router at this point, I think it's a Linksys unit, just not sure which model. I'm suggesting a new one, he's shopping.
The funny part is all the issues started when he finally realized the router and modem don't have to sit on the desk if everything is wifi, so he moved it out of sight after some renovations, and now that going wired isn't practical, that's when the problems started. He'd always been wifi before, but it didn't lose it's settings all the time. They had a battery backup, it caught fire. He's not real anxious to try another one. The only thing on the router is a wifi printer, and two laptops, very modest usage. Their tivo is my old Series 1, so it's not even connected. The usage will easily double when my wife and I show up for the holiday, two more laptops and an iPod Touch. Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kearney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] TiVo drops off the network > No router should lose it's configuration when power goes out. If it does > then something's wrong with it. > > It might be that the ISP connection *to* the router is misconfigured. > Possibly something like a DHCP or PPPOE config issue between the equipment > in his house and the nearest ISP equipment. > > One simple solution would be to put the router and the ISP modem onto a > small battery-backup UPS. Something like a router would only need the > smallest of UPSes. Likely to be found on sale during the holidays for > around $50 or less. > > The actiontec isn't all "that bad". If it's running out of TCP sessions > then someone inside the network is running something that burns through > them. Under normal use it should not have much trouble. I've had one for > two years and I put QUITE a lot of traffic through it (including Tivo > running netflix) and never have trouble with it. > > -Bill Kearney ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
