Problems with Linksys WAG354G (the silver one)

Jan 24, 2006 2 Replies

I've had problems with the above units failing to maintain a DSL connection - the 'internet' light simply goes out or goes red. When it works it's fine, but after a period it just drops the connection, and while it can sometimes be cycled to force a reconnection this doesn't always work.



I've used the hardware on different ADSL lines with different hardware connected, but the result is always the same. All 5 of a batch that I bought in the UK in November 2005 have displayed this problem



- does anybody else have similar experiences to share?



I'm an engineer/reseller, BTW, so I'm looking at hardware/firmware issues, rather than basic configuration tips.



TIA



Peter



snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com hath wroth:

Apparently your experience is a common one. Some reviews of the WAG354G seem to report similar ADSL problems:

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I've the same Linksys router. Only one time I had a red led and no internet connection for about one hour. I've contacted their support but after one week I received an email to call back by telephone, so that they could help me re-establish my connection which, by then , was allready up and running. I've updated the firmware from 01 to 05 (latest) and had not a single problem since then.(you can find it at their FTP site) I've reconnected my old USB ADSL modem and in case the problem returns, I can check with this modem if it's not a problem with my ISP. Suc6.

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