Laptop crashes router when connecting.
I have a Linksys router that crashes everytime I connect my laptop to it. This happens whether I connect wirelessly or hardwire. This used to work and with no config changes it now is a problem. I have a Vonage device and two computers on the network. They all work perfect until the laptop connects. To get it back working I simply restart the router. Everything works well until I try and connect the laptop again. Any ideas?
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Try downloading and installing the latest ROM update for your router and Ethernet Driver for your laptop. See if this works.
Sounds like you could have an IP issue with the laptop perhaps. I assume you are running DHCP, check and make sure the laptop does not have a static address configured. If you are intentially using static addresses, take a look and verify your settings. Further, take a look at the logs on your router and post info if these two things don't help.
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I am running DHCP ive used a static ip as well as a dynamic ip for the machine and the results are the same. Here is my log from the router.
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 1 Tue May 20 15:13:59 2008 72.129.78.124:51384 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 9 Tue May 20 19:41:42 2008 192.168.0.12:443 70.7.229.255:32842
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 146 Mon May 26 16:59:29 2008 72.129.78.124:50144 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 9 Mon May 26 17:06:44 2008 192.168.0.12:80 70.7.166.255:32809
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 35 Tue May 27 08:00:24 2008 72.129.78.124:63290 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 6 Wed May 28 21:06:51 2008 192.168.0.12:80 70.1.51.255:32970
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 77 Tue Jun 03 16:11:15 2008 72.129.78.124:61502 217.115.138.24:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 3 Tue Jun 03 16:17:11 2008 192.168.0.10:50784 128.121.97.255:25
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 43 Sun Jul 20 02:20:27 2008 72.129.78.124:48984 209.244.0.3:53
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 1 Tue May 20 15:13:59 2008 72.129.78.124:51384 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 9 Tue May 20 19:41:42 2008 192.168.0.12:443 70.7.229.255:32842
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 146 Mon May 26 16:59:29 2008 72.129.78.124:50144 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 9 Mon May 26 17:06:44 2008 192.168.0.12:80 70.7.166.255:32809
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 35 Tue May 27 08:00:24 2008 72.129.78.124:63290 66.75.160.63:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 6 Wed May 28 21:06:51 2008 192.168.0.12:80 70.1.51.255:32970
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 77 Tue Jun 03 16:11:15 2008 72.129.78.124:61502 217.115.138.24:53
IP packet w/MC or BC SRC addr 3 Tue Jun 03 16:17:11 2008 192.168.0.10:50784 128.121.97.255:25
TCP- or UDP-based Port Scan 43 Sun Jul 20 02:20:27 2008 72.129.78.124:48984 209.244.0.3:53
Check the laptop's MAC address and compare that to the router's MAC address. If they are the same then bad things will happen.
It is not supposed to happen, but sometimes you get duplicates and that will cause problems.
John
It is not supposed to happen, but sometimes you get duplicates and that will cause problems.
John
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I have confirmed it isnt the MAC address but I have connected another laptop to the network (hardwire and wireless) and the router crashed again. The weird part is that the lights blink as if everything is normal. Any ideas?
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John
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Hi John,
Nothing helped. I will be taking the router back and trying a new one. Thanks for the suggestions.
Cedrick
Nothing helped. I will be taking the router back and trying a new one. Thanks for the suggestions.
Cedrick
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