I am not sure whether this post was better in here, or internet issues.

We have cable modem, and its hooked up on both computers. My computer is on and runnning much more than my husbands.

The probem is....I have to "refresh" the router (hubby's terminology) frequently to stay connected to the internet. That consists of pulling a plug for a few seconds then letting it "boot"back up. I am not sure what is going one here.

Hubby says he thinks its cause I am on and using the internet all the time. But I turned off my computer over night last night and we unplugged the router, and it is still disconnecting me today.

Any ideas what might be causing this?

I don't know what the problem is....... but Sagus and I do NOT have to "refresh"... we have a router and two connections to the same cable for our computers.. and I live a block from you... so it isn't a "normal" thing to have to do.

I had that problem with my Linksys router. I got a D-Link DI-704P and only refreshed everything once or twice a month maybe instead of everyday. My new Toshiba WRC-1000 wireless router for 30 at CompUSA is also pretty stable. Before U go getting a new one though try upgrading the firmware of the router. Call the router manufacturer for more how to help on that.

ivnj

Ahh before my time
A little more info about the router might be helpful. ie make and model?

Ok, here are all the identifying numbers etc...:

Belkin 4 port cable dsl gateway
Model F5D5231-4

Does that help?

Here are the correct drivers for you to update your router.
http://web.belkin.com/support/download/download.asp?download=F5D5231-4&lang=1&mode=
Wait for Putasolutions to give you the OK to do this
ps Here is my search
There are some forum postings on this equipment attracting Spam (on 1st page) Puta might know whats to do here?

I have to be honest, I have never heard of Hardware attacting spam, but nowadays I would rule nothing out,

It never does much harm to update the firmware as it is usually very thoroughly tested before release

As it is a wireless router, I would be tempted to believe that there may well be another wireless network not to far away that may be away that may well be interfering.

Interference can be caused two ways. First, other sources of radio waves such as other 802.11b devices operating on the same channel, microwave ovens (they operate on the same frequency at much higher levels), 2.4 gigahertz cordless phones, and other errant radio transmissions. You can reduce this interference by eliminating the use of these devices or by turning them off.

The second source of interference is "multipathing". When the signal is blocked or hindered between your computer's adapter and the routers' antenna the signal will suffer from multipathing. This causes the signal to deteriorate due to the fact that all signals are not communicating clearly and arriving at different times. Unfortunately, there is not much you can do about this type of interference other than adding better antennas.

You can check your signal strength and also any other wireless networks in the vicinity by downloading Netstumbler (1.26Mb freeware)

If one of the pcs is running XP,
Select Start | Run then type services.msc into the box and hit OK
Scroll down the list until you come to Wireless Zero Configuration
Right hand click on it and select Stop, then shut the window

You could try changing channels, so for instance if you are on channel 11, change it to channel 1

One final thing to check is that you have WEP enabled

I don't think its a wireless router. I mean, I am pretty computer hardware ignorant, but I know that if I pull a plug and then plug it in again, it works better.

Also, when this started happening, hubby did check for updates and stuff.

Neither computer is running XP, they are all 3 on windows 98

OOps, typed in a 6 instead of a 5

Ok Electromagnetic Interference, EMI cannot be ruled out. You haven't got a cordless phone have you?

Also your ISP, are you given a dynamic (changing)IP address or a static Ip address?

You could also try this
Click Start | Settings | Control Panel | Network
connections and right-click on Local Area Connections

Click Properties
Click configure on the general tab, and then click the Advanced tab.
Highlight the media type property and change it to match your NIC card (e.g. 100BaseTx Full Duplex)instead of Hardware Default

Ok, that is all greek to me. We do have a cordless phone.

I will show hubby (the computer guy of the house) your post and have him check those things.

Thank you!

Have you checked the DHCP leasing settings on the router? If your router has power 24/7, most ISPs won't force an expiration on your IP lease.

Do your networked computers get static IPs from the router, or do they also receive them via DHCP?

Can elaborate if you need...