Cable Modem/Wireless Router Problem

[peshkipo]

I have a wireless G MSI RG54G2 router and am having trouble staying connected to the internet. I have resorted to resetting the router everytime i need to use the internet because once it is resetted it will work for about a half hour then whenever i try to go to a website it will say "operation timed out". I have phoned my ISP and they were no help so i have no idea what the problem might be. There are 7 people connected to the network all using the interent.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks, Joey

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

What kind of router are you using?


From my experince, cheap routers do not like more than a few users at once...

 

[Elbatrop1]

Try bypassing your router. It sounds like it could be the router or the internet connection itself. So, by bypassing the router, it will pretty well tell you what the problem is.

You might want to have a look to see what the lights on your modem are doing while the internet connection is acting up. If they are doing something that isnt normal, then it might be something with the cable signal or the modem itself.

 

[peshkipo]

I have tried bypassing the router and the internet works fine when connected directly with the modem, so i'm pretty sure it is something wrong with the router. Would giving everyone on my network static ip's help the situation at all?....oh and the Router is an MSI MSI RG54G2 and i have heard of others having the same issue as i am. Maybe ill just get a new one.
Thanks, Joey

 

[Apokalipse]

maybe a DHCP server (either the router or the ISP's one) has a short lease time, and your router is not set to reconnect automatically

 

[peshkipo]

hmm possibly, lease time is set to 24 hours on router setting, could be isp's though

 

[Brentb2607]

I would definitely check the router configurations and see if there is an upgrade for the router firmware. Depending on the Physical connection and logical limitations of your ISP 7 users at once could be overhaul for a limited bandwidth connection (Below 2 Mbps).

 

[Brentb2607]

One more thing make sure DHCP is enabled and see how it is configred if you dont know what im talking about just ask!

 

[Brentb2607]

Well *smackhead* that came out wrong DHCP is obviously enabled but I meant I was curious to see if it is automatically re-releasing the lease information to your node. But you also could have it setup statically and that I am not sure of.

 

[Apokalipse]

maybe if you can, set a static IP for the modem to the router