JimNSB wrote in
news:260invss0695iuf42kmdb72pb150m795am@4ax.com:

> When I first boot up, e-mail, Usenet, FTP and webpages work OK (a
> little lag on the web), but then intermittent lock-ups *always*
> begin. Sometimes I'll be using the connection while other times
> I'll return to find the system locked up. To 'unlock' I learned
> that I can go to the router's 'set-up' page (takes about 30
> seconds to come up) and hit 'save changes', but after a minute or
> so all traffic (on both computers) again stops. Eventually
> (within 5-10 minutes) the connection cannot be accessed at all,
> and I'm forced to unplug the router and cable modem to reset them.
>

I found this in the FAQ section of the Linksys manual -- have you tried
this? Perhaps this will help:
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

(Q) The web page hangs; downloads are corrupt, or nothing but junk
characters are being displayed on the screen. What do I need to do?

(A) Force your Ethernet adapter to 10Mbps or half duplex mode, and turn
off the “Auto-negotiate” feature of your Ethernet adapter as a
temporary measure. (Please look at the Network Control Panel in your
Ethernet adapter’s Advanced Properties tab.) Make sure that your
proxy setting is disabled in the browser. Check our website at
www.linksys.com for more information.

HTH,
John

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:46:51 GMT, John Wunderlich
wrote:

>I found this in the FAQ section of the Linksys manual -- have you tried
>this? Perhaps this will help:
>--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
>
>(Q) The web page hangs; downloads are corrupt, or nothing but junk
>characters are being displayed on the screen. What do I need to do?
>
>(A) Force your Ethernet adapter to 10Mbps or half duplex mode, and turn
>off the “Auto-negotiate” feature of your Ethernet adapter as a
>temporary measure. (Please look at the Network Control Panel in your
>Ethernet adapter’s Advanced Properties tab.) Make sure that your
>proxy setting is disabled in the browser. Check our website at
>www.linksys.com for more information.
>
>HTH,
> John

Thanks John, but the problem described there is not what I'm experiencing at
all. My problem is that all traffic on the network stops and does not begin
again until I power-off (reset) the router and cable modem.

Just for sh!ts'n'grins I gave that 'remedy' a try: the patient is still
dead. ;o)

I noticed that on the Linksys and ZoneLabs support websites, all references
to my problem discuss 'ZoneAlarm Pro' and 'ZoneAlarm Plus', but I'm using
the free version. I've spoken to 2 other folks who have a similar setup to
mine*, and they're using the 'Pro' version...could that be a factor?

*BEFSR41v3; RoadRunner, ZoneAlarm, & 2-4 computers.
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JimNSB

I was working on the problem from the Win98SE system and noticed something:
on the 'WINS config' tab under network settings 'use DHCP for WINS
resolution' is selected. Should it be?

Also, I thought I remembered seeing something in the manual about adding the
router's 'gateway' DNS to each computer's TCP/IP settings, but on both of my
systems that field is empty...do I need to enter it?

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 04:04:53 GMT, JimNSB wrote:

>I recently built a second computer and purchased a Linksys BEFSR41v3 router
>to share my RoadRunner connection.
>
>System 1: Win98SE, Linksys LNE100TXv5 NIC, ZoneAlarm v3.7.211
> IP 192.168.1.100 (plugged into router's #2 port)
>
>System 2:Win2000Pro, onboard 3Com Gigabit (3C940), ZoneAlarm v3.7.211
> IP 192.168.1.101 (plugged into router's #1 port)
>
>(Both have 'Disable DNS' and 'obtain IP addr automatically' selected; and I
>added 192.168.1.1 to ZA and placed it in the 'trusted' zone)
>
>BEFSR41v3 settings: firmware 1.04.8 (6/20/03), 'Obtain an IP automatically'
>selected, 'Local DHCP server' enabled.

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JimNSB

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 03:14:41 GMT, JimNSB wrote:

>Also, I thought I remembered seeing something in the manual about adding the
>router's 'gateway' DNS to each computer's TCP/IP settings, but on both of my
>systems that field is empty...do I need to enter it?

Disregard...I see on page 12 of the manual that this field must be left
blank.
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JimNSB

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 03:02:22 GMT, JimNSB wrote:

>I noticed that on the Linksys and ZoneLabs support websites, all references
>to my problem discuss 'ZoneAlarm Pro' and 'ZoneAlarm Plus', but I'm using
>the free version. I've spoken to 2 other folks who have a similar setup to
>mine*, and they're using the 'Pro' version...could that be a factor?


OK, disregard *this* too. I found this in the knowledge base on the
Linksys site:

Q: 'Can I use ZoneAlarm instead of 'ZoneAlarm Pro'?

A: No, ZoneAlarm will not be recognized by the router. This solution
requires ZoneAlarm Pro, version 2.7 or higher.


Strange that in all the responses I receieved on the firewall NG, nobody
mentioned this!
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JimNSB