Bridge repeater problem

[yugpatel]

I have set up wrt54G (DD-WRT V24) as a bridge repeater ( followed instruction on DD-WRT WIKI0 but the problem I have is losing connectivity. On initial power up, I stay connected with primary router (also WRT54G stock) for about 15 to 20 minutes and then connection loses for few seconds, gets connects for minute or two and so on. If I power down secondary router(DD-WRT v24), I get connected for about another 15 to 20 minuted and the whole connect/disconnect VICIOUS cycle repeats. This is very annoying to reset router every 15 min.

Here is the router configurations:

Primary WRT54G stock firmware:
DHCP: Enabled
IP address: 192.168.1.1
Mask: 255.255.255.0
SSID: XYZ
Mode: Mixed
Channel:6
Encryption: WEP 128bit
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Secondary Router WRT54G (DD-WRT V24)
Mode : Bridge Repeater
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
SSID: XYZ
Mode: Mixed
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I am not sure if this issue is related to the hardware or firmware. I also changed the SSID on the second router to be different than the primary router but no go. Any suggestion?

 

[Fardringle]

If you can't stay connected with just the primary router, then you probably have an interference issue. Try switching the router to a different channel (1 or 11) and see if that helps. If not, then it could also be an issue with the router itself.

 

[yugpatel]

Originally posted by: Fardringle
If you can't stay connected with just the primary router, then you probably have an interference issue. Try switching the router to a different channel (1 or 11) and see if that helps. If not, then it could also be an issue with the router itself.

No, it is secondary router to the computer, I guess. I haven't tried wired connection simultaneously to see if there is any other problem. I have Hawking Tech PCI card and the icon in the icon tray goes from green to yellow to red. as I mentioned in my first post, when ever I have a problem, I unplug the secondary router for 10 seconds and plug back in and I get connection to the internet via the primary router.