Help! LinkSys WRT54G wireless router resets itself!

In article <Xns946D6EC90BFnotmwnotmecom.TakeThisOut@204.127.199.17>,
Duane Arnold <notme.TakeThisOut@notme.com> wrote:
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  >> I've been using my new WRT54G wireless router for the last month or
  >> or two, and it works fine, except I have discovered it resets itself
  >> to it's default values every so often. At first I thought it was
  >> associated with some power outages we've been having (which, of course,
  >> shouldn't cause this to happen anyway, since saving settings SHOULD
  >> save them to flash), but have found that it resets itself for no
  >> apparent reason.
  >>
  >> Has anybody seen this problem? This ain't good, since it resets to
  >> an insecure set of defaults.
  >>
 >
 >A device such as a router doesn't like bad power like spikes, brownouts,
 >blackouts. You should look into getting a UPS to protect your investment.

Well, the changed values are *supposed* to be saved to flash, so they
shouldn't go away. They don't when I unplug the thing, so I'd think
it wouldn't lose the settings during normal operation.

As I said, it's getting reset even without any power problems.

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SPAMBLOCKER DeleteThis @BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com (Spammay Blockay) wrote in news:btqqga
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 > In article <Xns946D6EC90BFnotmwnotmecom DeleteThis @204.127.199.17>,
 > Duane Arnold <notme DeleteThis @notme.com> wrote:
  >>SPAMBLOCKER@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com (Spammay Blockay) wrote in
news:btqnk6
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   >>> I've been using my new WRT54G wireless router for the last month or
   >>> or two, and it works fine, except I have discovered it resets itself
   >>> to it's default values every so often. At first I thought it was
   >>> associated with some power outages we've been having (which, of
course,
   >>> shouldn't cause this to happen anyway, since saving settings SHOULD
   >>> save them to flash), but have found that it resets itself for no
   >>> apparent reason.
   >>>
   >>> Has anybody seen this problem? This ain't good, since it resets to
   >>> an insecure set of defaults.
   >>>
  >>
  >>A device such as a router doesn't like bad power like spikes,
brownouts,
  >>blackouts. You should look into getting a UPS to protect your
investment.
 >
 > Well, the changed values are *supposed* to be saved to flash, so they
 > shouldn't go away. They don't when I unplug the thing, so I'd think
 > it wouldn't lose the settings during normal operation.
 >
 > As I said, it's getting reset even without any power problems.
 >

Yeah,

And like I am saying, I had some issues with my BEFW11S4 v1 router when I
first purchased it. That all went away when I got that UPS and plugged
the router into it. The router has been going strong now approaching
three years in May 2004 without a peep out of it. If you go into any
computer room in the business environment where these devices are being
used, they are most likely connected to a UPS. They don't like spikes,
brownouts, blackouts or a sudden lost of power. And they will start going
defective if the situation is continuous.

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In article <Xns946DCB6921B8notmwnotmecom RemoveThis @63.240.76.16>,
Duane Arnold <notme RemoveThis @notme.com> wrote:
 >SPAMBLOCKER@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com (Spammay Blockay) wrote in news:btqqga
 >And like I am saying, I had some issues with my BEFW11S4 v1 router when I
 >first purchased it. That all went away when I got that UPS and plugged
 >the router into it. The router has been going strong now approaching
 >three years in May 2004 without a peep out of it. If you go into any
 >computer room in the business environment where these devices are being
 >used, they are most likely connected to a UPS. They don't like spikes,
 >brownouts, blackouts or a sudden lost of power. And they will start going
 >defective if the situation is continuous.

Ah well, I had the impression that, these being consumer-grade devices,
they'd be less susceptible to power fluctuations (given the assumption
that the average home user won't go out and buy a UPS).

I'll see if I can get an answer back from LinkSys (Ha!) before I think
about that option. Thanks for your suggestions!

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"Spammay Blockay" <SPAMBLOCKER.DeleteThis@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com> wrote in message
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 > In article <Xns946DCB6921B8notmwnotmecom.DeleteThis@63.240.76.16>,
 > Duane Arnold <notme.DeleteThis@notme.com> wrote:
  > >SPAMBLOCKER@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com (Spammay Blockay) wrote in news:btqqga
  > >And like I am saying, I had some issues with my BEFW11S4 v1 router when I
  > >first purchased it. That all went away when I got that UPS and plugged
  > >the router into it. The router has been going strong now approaching
  > >three years in May 2004 without a peep out of it. If you go into any
  > >computer room in the business environment where these devices are being
  > >used, they are most likely connected to a UPS. They don't like spikes,
  > >brownouts, blackouts or a sudden lost of power. And they will start going
  > >defective if the situation is continuous.
 >
 > Ah well, I had the impression that, these being consumer-grade devices,
 > they'd be less susceptible to power fluctuations (given the assumption
 > that the average home user won't go out and buy a UPS).
 >
 > I'll see if I can get an answer back from LinkSys (Ha!) before I think
 > about that option. Thanks for your suggestions!
 >
I've been having a bitch of a time with a couple of BEFW11S4 V4 units which
exhibited some odd behaviour such as resetting to defaults every now and
again. My solution was to power them with real 12V power instead of the
16.7-17.1 that the supplied wall warts were providing. Funny how all of the
problems besides obvious programming issues disappeared.

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Spammay Blockay wrote:

 > Ah well, I had the impression that, these being consumer-grade devices,
 > they'd be less susceptible to power fluctuations (given the assumption
 > that the average home user won't go out and buy a UPS).
 >

The best assumption for consumer level gear is *CHEAP*. Corners are cut, to
shave a few cents. In the communications industry, with "five nines"
reliability, the equipment is of much better quality and powered by battery
supplied -48V DC. Some equipment will have double or triple redundant
power feeds.

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In article <btqnk6$e48$1@bolt.sonic.net>,
Spammay Blockay <SPAMBLOCKER.RemoveThis@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com> wrote:
 >I've been using my new WRT54G wireless router for the last month or
 >or two, and it works fine, except I have discovered it resets itself
 >to it's default values every so often. At first I thought it was
 >associated with some power outages we've been having (which, of course,
 >shouldn't cause this to happen anyway, since saving settings SHOULD
 >save them to flash), but have found that it resets itself for no
 >apparent reason.
 >
 >Has anybody seen this problem? This ain't good, since it resets to
 >an insecure set of defaults.
 >
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 >

Yes, I've seen this twice with one of my wrt54g's. I think that both
times it was associated with me rebooting the unit by pulling the
power and plugging it back in.

Jim

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In article <1073933514.391252.DeleteThis@irys.nyx.net>,
Jim Buzbee <jbuzbee.DeleteThis@nyx10.nyx.net> wrote:
 >In article <btqnk6$e48$1@bolt.sonic.net>,
 >Spammay Blockay <SPAMBLOCKER.DeleteThis@BLOCKEDTOAVOIDSPAM.com> wrote:
  >>I've been using my new WRT54G wireless router for the last month or
  >>or two, and it works fine, except I have discovered it resets itself
  >>to it's default values every so often. At first I thought it was
  >>associated with some power outages we've been having (which, of course,
  >>shouldn't cause this to happen anyway, since saving settings SHOULD
  >>save them to flash), but have found that it resets itself for no
  >>apparent reason.
  >>
  >>Has anybody seen this problem? This ain't good, since it resets to
  >>an insecure set of defaults.
  >>
  >>--
  >>
 >
 >Yes, I've seen this twice with one of my wrt54g's. I think that both
 > times it was associated with me rebooting the unit by pulling the
 >power and plugging it back in.

Hmm... it *seemed* to have done this when we had a power outage
here, but then the next time it happened, we hadn't had any power
outage, so it's bizarre.

Where can a guy get a dependable, professionally-built, well-supported
wireless router?

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