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    Disconnecting every 5 seconds. Literally.

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by wallyy, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. wallyy

    wallyy Notebook Consultant

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    Hello everyone

    My wifi has been driving me crazy this past week. It literally disconnects every 5 seconds, then reconnects, then disconnects, and so on. I thought it would be my laptop, but i tried it with my college's wifi, and it works fine. So i called Netgear, and they told me to download a new firmware, access my router ( http://123.456.7.8..etc), then upload it. So i hang up, try to access my router, try the username and password, and it wouldn't log in. I call back to ask how to retreive it, and he helped me through it. Then i asked for more information and they said since my warranty's out they can't help anymore. So i log in, try to upload the firmware, then this message pops up:

    Firmware upgrade failed. Please check your file.

    This page will automatically return to the previous page in a few seconds...

    WTF. I'm dying here to have wifi again. This sucks so bad, PLEASE HELP, PLEASE!

    Thanks in advance.
     
    wallyy, Sep 14, 2007
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  2. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    You have to make sure you pointing to the right file and that its the correct firmware for your router.What netgear router are you using?
     
    Reezin14, Sep 15, 2007
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  3. wallyy

    wallyy Notebook Consultant

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    Hello everyone. This has been happening again. I didn't want to post a new thread, so i thought i'd bring this back up. Does anyone have a guide on how to download (and update) new router firmware? Thanks in advance.
     
    wallyy, May 13, 2008
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    bmwm3oz Notebook Consultant

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    I'm just here to comment on the title and how much I love it because I myself am one that exaggerates all the time with (2 seconds and 5 seconds etc.) and the fact that I read it and figured you meant like every 10 minutes but then it followed with literally was awesome. :D

    Good Luck!
     
    bmwm3oz, May 13, 2008
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  5. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    It would be nice if you answer Reezin14 question, thanks.
     
    Wirelessman, May 13, 2008
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  6. wallyy

    wallyy Notebook Consultant

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    Well i can't even figure out where to get the firmware from.
     
    wallyy, May 13, 2008
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It would be nice to know what model router you are working on. If your doing a major revision netgear recommends that you reset the router back to factory settings before the upgrade.

    Try a direct connect without the router, to retrieve the file. Then put the router back in place. ALL WAYS USE A LAN CABLE TO PREFORM ANY ANY FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND MANAGMENT/CONFIG. Wireless is dropped during the firmware upgrade and some admin changes. Once the upgrade has suscessful with the upgrade, power down the router and do a cold boot. Then you can do your setup.

    Go to customer support downloads, then select your model. The link will be at the bottom of the page.
     
    blue68f100, May 13, 2008
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  8. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    Router name, router model, router, router, router,.........
     
    Wirelessman, May 13, 2008
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  9. uttergentile

    uttergentile Newbie

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    I am a macintosh technician and every time I have come across this, it has been linked to the rotating screen wallpaper, even with apple images.

    If you have it to switch every 5 seconds it gets really bad, I have mine set to about 1 minute and it works fine now. However, on some machines having it enabled at all causes this.

    Try using just 1 single wallpaper.

    *EDIT*WHoops noticed this is an old post, but this might help users who encounter this issue on the newer machiens*EDIT*

    -ug
     
    uttergentile, Oct 21, 2008
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  10. wallyy

    wallyy Notebook Consultant

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    What are you talking about? What wallpapers?
     
    wallyy, Oct 21, 2008
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