phil6666 wrote:
>
> I have a brand new Belkin 802.11g router which is connected by cable
> to one PC and wirelessly to a laptop.
>
> 90% of the time things work fine.
>
> 10% of the time, NEITHER computer will connect to the internet.
> (connection is via a cable modem)
>
> 2 questions:
>
> 1) Is it safe to assume that a new router will typically function 100%
> of the time or not work at all?

You'd need to work out if it really was the router.
Try plugging the cable from the modem directly into one PC's network
port and see if it is stable. If it isn't its your ISP.

If it is stable then your router is having troubles, so you'd need to
check for firmware upgrades and the like.

>
> 2) If there is a router problem, will the pc connected via cable also
> lose it's connection?

Perhaps. I had an issue awhile back with my wireless router where
wireless clients would keep dropping out, but wired would still remain
connected.

Seeing as you're losing connection on both however, if it *is* a router
issue then yes it will lose its connection (wait, haven't you already
lost connection on the wired one?).

>
> thnx
>
> PS: Roadrunner always tells me that there is no problem with the
> signal they are sending me. (BIG surprise!!!)
>

My ISP is twice as incompetent as yours..it happens.

> Perhaps this belongs in another newsgroup, but is there a way for me
> to help diagnose WHY I lose my connection and/or if it's a Roadrunner
> problem, a cable modem problem, or a router problem???

See above. That will at least eliminate the router from your
investigations :)