Linksys E1200 keeps dropping Wifi access & Admin Page access

[Kaido]

Picked up a basic Linksys E1200 router the other day. Every couple of days, the wireless cuts out & I cannot access the 192.168.1.1 admin page. It still lets wired devices have Internet access, however. Nothing funky in tracert. I have to pull the plug on the router to get it to reset. Very strange. I updated to the latest firmware and it's still doing it.

It's not a range issue; it's like the wireless transmitter in the router simply shuts off and has to be power-cycled to be turned back on again. All of my wireless devices lose signal, even the ones 10 feet away. That plus I can't access the admin page, which is weird and points to a software glitch to me, since it's still routing wired devices just fine. I turned on logging tonight, but it seems pretty basic, so my guess is that it won't tell me much. I guess I could try DD-WRT or Tomato, or just return it, but I'd like to see if there's something I can do to fix it first.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I had a Buffalo router that basically did the same thing. Dropped wireless and the GUI wouldn't work. Everything else worked ok, I could SSH into it, surf the web via wired. For all things, wired still worked. I RMA'd it after a couple weeks of playing with it.

You could try DDWRT or Tomato. Or maybe Reflash the current firmware

 

[PliotronX]

I had a Buffalo router that basically did the same thing. Dropped wireless and the GUI wouldn't work. Everything else worked ok, I could SSH into it, surf the web via wired. For all things, wired still worked. I RMA'd it after a couple weeks of playing with it.

You could try DDWRT or Tomato. Or maybe Reflash the current firmware

Those firmwares almost always do the trick. If you wanna stick with stock, try WPA-TKIP or even WEP or open with hidden SSID and MAC filtering. Less secure but WPA2 can make a lot of radios take a crap.

 

[SecurityTheatre]

Picked up a basic Linksys E1200 router the other day. Every couple of days, the wireless cuts out & I cannot access the 192.168.1.1 admin page. It still lets wired devices have Internet access, however. Nothing funky in tracert. I have to pull the plug on the router to get it to reset. Very strange. I updated to the latest firmware and it's still doing it.

It's not a range issue; it's like the wireless transmitter in the router simply shuts off and has to be power-cycled to be turned back on again. All of my wireless devices lose signal, even the ones 10 feet away. That plus I can't access the admin page, which is weird and points to a software glitch to me, since it's still routing wired devices just fine. I turned on logging tonight, but it seems pretty basic, so my guess is that it won't tell me much. I guess I could try DD-WRT or Tomato, or just return it, but I'd like to see if there's something I can do to fix it first.

Sounds like the firmware is crashing.

Get a new box, or try DD-WRT. You might try to get a warranty replacement if it's fairly new...

 

[ch33zw1z]

Those firmwares almost always do the trick. If you wanna stick with stock, try WPA-TKIP or even WEP or open with hidden SSID and MAC filtering. Less secure but WPA2 can make a lot of radios take a crap.

Well, in my case it wasn't a firmware issue. I ended up RMA'ing. It's really about how much you care about making it work, how much time are you willing to spend giving it a shot.

If your router can't handle WPA2, time to get a different one.

 

[Kaido]

Sounds like the firmware is crashing.

Get a new box, or try DD-WRT. You might try to get a warranty replacement if it's fairly new...

I just snagged it a week ago, it's just that Best Buy is nearly an hour away from me, so it's a hassle with my work schedule. Bah, should have bought off Amazon! Haha.