had a Belkin .54 router. The thing has functioned well for years
with occasionally a reboot. 4 machines are using it, one a floor above
me, the other a floor below, mine on my floor (surprise :p) and my
mediaplayer (DSM-520 > Wireless HD Media Player,
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438&sec=0)
Since saturday I can connect to the router only for a few seconds. It
has trouble releasing DHCP adresses. If I connect to it using a wire
the thing functions great. But wireless? No way José! This goes for
the other machines (a laptop W2K, an desktop XP Home SP2 and the
mediaplayer)
I thought that the router had died on me so I bought a new one
(F5D7230-4) G+ standard.
I see a radically improved signal (always at high level OR completely
invisible) but connection is, even with a strong signal, dropping all
the time.
Last night it has worked swell for three hours, then suddenly it
stopped.
I have reset the router to factory settings, still hard to connect
wireless to it. Hit-and-miss.
I have shut down anything electronic in the house (I went as far as
switching off the lights and shutting down Bluetooth on my phone, it
is in the same freq range)
I have moved the router (effective only when I put it side-by-side
with my machine, max 2 meter)
I tried configuring the thing on different channels, protected mode
on/
off, different speeds, with/without security.
I applied the latest firmware.
I tried configuring it with/without the supplied easy install wizard.
Firewalls on/off (as well on router as on machines)
Specific settings in the firewalls......................
Now the order of events:
I buy a mediaplayer, connect it wireless to the router (WEP 128 bit),
things work swell. I play my musicfiles on my HES and listen to
internetradio. I am happy.
Saturday afternoon connection gets faulty, PC has trouble connecting,
mediaplayer also and at 17:30 connection drops alltogether....
mediaplayer shut down and removed. No effect
tried several things but connection will not come up again for more
then a few seconds.
I figure the router finally has died after so many faithfull years of
service (though I could not imagine why) and I buy a new one. Same
problems.
Shut down/disconnect anything electronic up to my TV and HES that are
pretty close to the router and the cable-modem.
No avail.
When I scan for networks in the neighbourhood on my machine (Vista) I
see only two wireless networks that have been there for three years.
Very weak in signal, whereas my signal is strong and healthy.
On the mediaplayer, when scanning, I see a Thompson router that shows
up on no other systems.
On the system above me (XP) I see another wireless network, very weak
in signal and the person below me (laptop 2000) sees only my network
Doed anyone have any clues to what this problem might be?
Strange routerproblem? 
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