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Sometimes I can't ping/connect to TP-Link router, but I can surf on the internet.

Asked by Collis_Dam in Network Routers, Wireless Networking, Wireless Technologies

Tags: ping, router, connection problem, wireless router, wi-fi, tp-link

Hello!

I have some problem with my TP-Link WR542G router.
Sometimes (don't know why) suddenly I can not surf on the internet and I can't ping/connect to the router (can't access the 192.168.2.1)

Then I click Repair on the network connection, it release the ip, clear the dns cache, and renew the ip. After this I can surf again. But about 5-15 minutes, it breaks again, and I have to repair the connection again. When it makes me so angry, I manually reboot the router. After this I CAN access the http://192.168.2.1 router admin site. And I can surf. But after 2-3 days it happens again. Can't connect to router, internet -> repair -> surfing (but cant connect to router) -> can't surf -> repair -> surfing (but cant connect to router) -> can't surf -> angry -> reboot router -> everithing ok (for 2 days) -> everything starts from the beginning

It is so boring to reboot the router on every 2nd day and do this all again ang again.

What do you think the solution is?

I am using wireless connection.

The settings on my computer:
IP: 192.168.2.1
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1

The strange is that I cannot ping the gateway(router) but I can surf.

I have Agnitum Outpost Firewall. This all happens when it is completly disabled too.

Please help!

// Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes. English is not my main language //
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