can any1 help i have the BUFFALO AIR-STATION G54 router running and if i unplug it or turn it off (get a power cut etc) to sum up if the power to it gets cut! then i cant connect to the interent for 2to3 hours!! which is a real pain, any ides why this is?
i have added a pic of the router so you can see if you dont know which it is! thanks!

I really think router is over heating....is it near any other devices..is it well ventilated?

it is on a shelf - near a window {not in sun ever!} between 2 small satellite speakers and under a tv { which i dont watch!}
ventalated.... it is not blocked by anything and is standing up, { see screen shot above for the route itself}
it doesnt just cut out - but whenever the power to it is lost i cant connect to the internet, msn etc.... through my pc or the other 2 laptops we run.

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Originally posted by beamy-kitty
I really think router is over heating....is it near any other devices..is it well ventilated?

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Originally posted by DJKAL
but whenever the power to it is lost i cant connect to the internet, msn etc

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Originally posted by Chris Boulton

How do you expect to connect to the internet if there is no power to the router?

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okay, so i'm guessing that you're using ADSL to connect to the internet and your connection would be something as follows:


Internet <--> Modem <--> Router <--> PCs in Network.

Or could it be as follows?

Internet <--> Router <--> PCs in Network.

Firstly, when you login to the admin page of your router, can you get to a logs section which shows you when connections are made, when they've failed etc?

Also, when the power gets cut, what order do you turn things back on? If you're using the first approach (or the modem is simply set as a bridge with the router doing the 'dialing') then you should turn the modem on first, wait for the status lights to come on then turn on the router..

we connect via the second method i think - but it might be a modem-router not just router
and as of the other info... we dont have any admin pages or anything, we just accses the internet wireless on any laptop that i install the network card to
and my pc is wired to the router.
all the laptops and pcs used have been formatted atleast once and when the network card/canle is plugged back in there are no problems - it is just when the poer is reomoved and then re-connected that the problem occurs

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless.php

Which one of those is it?

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Originally posted by DJKAL
we dont have any admin pages or anything

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it isnt any of those 1s - there an image of it as an atachment in the first post.
and i have clicked the link you sent and it comes up with "doucemtn contains no data" - im usinf firefox - is that a probem?
i have atchaced a screen shot of the firfox window.

If it's wireless then is it in the range, Plus take out thepower leave for 10mins and then try it.
Or There should be a little reset button somehwere click that maybe that will work?

it is in the range and also my pc which is wired wont coonect -

ok il try the other 2 suggestions later - will clicking reset mean i have to install anything on the pc again?

And if that doesnt work then buy a netgear dg834 there sweet!!!!
I've had it for 2 years hade no problems with it!

And reseting no it wont, as your only reseting the actual router, though you might need to configure it again.

I think it could be because because of the whole (local area) network being knocked out, because there are IP address conflicts when the connections are remade after the power reconnection. Perhaps the router's DHCP table is lost, but the computers still use the same IP addresses and the router gets confused, or the router initialises and connects all the computers, and when the modem (which is physically the same thing) is finished starting, it isn't able to connect because it needs the first IP address there is, which is already taken.

Try (maybe before you go to bed so there is less inconvenience because of no internet access)unplugging everything (except power and ADSL line), and then cutting and restoring power to the router, leave ti a few minutes, and then connecting the computers.

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Originally posted by beamy-kitty
I really think router is over heating....is it near any other devices..is it well ventilated?

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What the hell? It wouldn't be over heating. Don't make useless posts.

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i have this router!!

boomark the admin page

mine you can turn on/off/reset w.e. and it works fine... did have a bit of trouble with restrictions up until i updated the software for it...

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Originally posted by msg_plus_freak
And if that doesnt work then buy a netgear dg834 there sweet!!!!
I've had it for 2 years hade no problems with it!

And reseting no it wont, as your only reseting the actual router, though you might need to configure it again.

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I never said there was anything wrong I'm saying the netgears a more reliable!

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Originally posted by msg_plus_freak
I never said there was anything wrong I'm saying the netgears a more reliable!

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Originally posted by M73A
i have this router!!

boomark the admin page

mine you can turn on/off/reset w.e. and it works fine... did have a bit of trouble with restrictions up until i updated the software for it...

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Originally posted by beamy-kitty
I really think router is over heating....is it near any other devices..is it well ventilated?

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What the hell? It wouldn't be over heating. Don't make useless posts.

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Originally posted by DJKAL
what is the admin page?
and the software **gulps** i frmatted the laptop it was installed on - could this be part of the problem?

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are you using any encyption or anything secure?

The FAQ tells you how to set it up (encryption....)... linkage in last post

thanks! that site has worked {it doesnt mean anythignnt to me though}

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Originally posted by mwe99
are you using any encyption or anything secure?

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