Peabody <waybackNO784SPAM44@yahoo.com> hath wroth:

>Now it works fine. I have a list of things to try next time
>this happens, if it ever does. I think a little more
>inciteful troubleshooting will narrow it down.

Good. I just sorta assume that people do a power cycle (reboot) when
something goes insane. It seems obvious but I just noticed that its
not in any of the official knowledgebase troubleshooting procedures.
Assumption, the mother of all screwups.

> >> Does the Buffalo maintain its own DNS table?
> > Yes.
>I just wish it wouldn't do that. I have that turned off in
>XP because I have a large Hosts file. Oh well.

Not a problem.
1. If you have a hosts file, your DNS resolver looks *FIRST* in the
hosts file for the IP address. If finds a match, it doesn't look any
furthur.
2. If you want to bypass the routers DNS buffer, just setup Windoze
TCP/IP properties to have the DNS servers point to the actual ISP's
DNS servers instead of the router.

> > Ummmm.... What were you expecting here? That the router
> > runs at 100% efficiency and reliability forever? You're
> > not going to get that with a cheapo product. Plan on
> > doing a reboot when things screw up.
>
>Hey, this is a *genuine* $45 Buffalo router, not some cheap
>imitation.

If you install DD-WRT, you have have it reboot ocassionally to
unscramble the buffers.
<http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/Alive.html>
Another way, that I had to use on my former BEFW11S4v4, was to cycle
the AC power using an AC lamp timer. Crude, but effective.

>I've thought about that a lot, but I see people in the
>DD-WRT forum having LOTS of problems flashing, as well as
>disagreement on which versions actually work on the HP. So
>I'm gonna hold off on that for a while.

Flashing is not much of a problem if you follow instructions exactly.
See:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation#Buffalo_WHR-G54S.2C_WHR-HP-G54.2C_WZR-HP-G54.2C_and_WZR-RS-G54>

>Ok, but do I also need a Linux driver for my specific
>Atheros client? That might be difficult to find.

Yes, but since this particular LiveCD was made for wireless hacking,
it should contain most of the current drivers. As I recall, you have
a card with an Atheros AR5005G chipset. Atheros is usually very well
supported, but I have no easy way to check at this time. In general,
if it's supported by Knoppix and MadWiFi, it will work.
<http://madwifi.org/wiki/MadWifi>
<http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility>
Looks like it's supported, but no guarantees (from me).

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