I’ve been having a problem with my internet connection for a while now – which I suspect is due to a router problem.

But just before I go out and get a new one, I thought I’d give this forum a try (first post) and see if there’s a possibility that the bug has nothing to do with the router.

The current home setup I have is 3 computers linked to a 3Com LAN/Wireless router, with 2 comps on LAN and 1 on wireless.

All have their DNS fixed (our ISP is ihug), DHCP is enabled and IP addresses are fixed as well.

The issue is that our router keeps getting disconnected from the web.

This happens several (more than 10x) a day, can happen a few times within a span of 5 minutes, and it happens regardless of whether net use is idle or not.

Every time it happens, one of us will need to access the router admin and manually reconnect it… Sometimes it doesn’t reconnect immediately and several tens of clicking is needed to get it up again. Then, in no more than 5 minutes it disconnects again.

Sometimes we’ll need to unplug the router, replug and reconnect (but this doesn’t always work either).

It seems as though the router goes through a daily phase of having fun with it’s users.

Initially, we all thought that this was an ISP issue, but I think it’s safe to say now that this can’t be the case (as several disconnections a day will surely lead to some massive public complaints from disgruntled customers).

Furthermore, the problem started when we were with another ISP, in our old residence and it still exists with our new ISP here.

Location is City Central.

Any thoughts as to if this could be any other issue (perhaps wrong settings with router or something) – or if
it’s time for the 3Com router to be replaced?

Thanks for any advice!