OK, this may take quite a bit of explaining, but here goes.
Firstly, let me say that the Router maker (Netgear) has no suggestions to make except to re-enter my username, password etc... useless. The ISP (ADSL4LESS) support is in India and they seem willing to help but I do not seem to be able to get beyond the "BT have tested/adjusted the line and now there are no problems" angle.
The problem is that my Netgear router goes through periods where the status lights and the router control panel show it is connected, but no webpages load and no email downloads. Web servers can be looked up (IP look up) and they can be pinged. But no webpages load. The browser times out and says "server cannot be found".
My Netgear router was 15 months old and I went to buy a new one because an old USB ADSL modem has no problems at all and is rock solid. However, both my "old" router and new router do the same thing. By trial and error I have found that re-entering the password in the router conrol panel and clicking "apply" often restores the web page downloading to normal. However, I have to reboot the router before I can bring up the router control panel in the browser by entering its IP address.
Sometimes this situation persists every 10 minutes for a while and then I may go a day or two with no problems.
So, I now have two Netgear routers that act the same way and a USB ADSL modem that will connect solidly. Unfortunately, I run a small business of 5 PC's connected through the router, so using the USB device is not an option.
Please help!
Thanks.
Firstly, let me say that the Router maker (Netgear) has no suggestions to make except to re-enter my username, password etc... useless. The ISP (ADSL4LESS) support is in India and they seem willing to help but I do not seem to be able to get beyond the "BT have tested/adjusted the line and now there are no problems" angle.
The problem is that my Netgear router goes through periods where the status lights and the router control panel show it is connected, but no webpages load and no email downloads. Web servers can be looked up (IP look up) and they can be pinged. But no webpages load. The browser times out and says "server cannot be found".
My Netgear router was 15 months old and I went to buy a new one because an old USB ADSL modem has no problems at all and is rock solid. However, both my "old" router and new router do the same thing. By trial and error I have found that re-entering the password in the router conrol panel and clicking "apply" often restores the web page downloading to normal. However, I have to reboot the router before I can bring up the router control panel in the browser by entering its IP address.
Sometimes this situation persists every 10 minutes for a while and then I may go a day or two with no problems.
So, I now have two Netgear routers that act the same way and a USB ADSL modem that will connect solidly. Unfortunately, I run a small business of 5 PC's connected through the router, so using the USB device is not an option.
Please help!
Thanks.
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