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Author:  CherryRed [ 28 Jul 2008, 17:49 ]
Post subject:  Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
This is a really bizarre issue, but if i add a new favourite server in tf2 then my BT Home Hub router goes through a reset routine and i lose wireless throughout my house while it reboots :roll:

Anyone come across this before?
Author:  DrMcMoist [ 28 Jul 2008, 17:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
Nah but I agree with you. That is weird :?
Author:  VictorOfSweden [ 28 Jul 2008, 18:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
We (my family) have had a similar problem. Every time my dad connected his old laptop to our wlan, the old router would freeze. Unfortunately, we never found out why. Since routers are fairly cheap, my dad just bought a new one and the problems disappeared. :)
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 28 Jul 2008, 18:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
Heh? This is pretty impossible as these things are totally unrelated... There must be another connection you're not seeing. =)
Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 28 Jul 2008, 18:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
Nothing is impossible with Windows. Perhaps some f***ed up portforwarding in the router or whatever. ;)

Have you tried to reset the router to factory defaults and try from the scratch?
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 28 Jul 2008, 19:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
sounds like its screwing up it's NAT for some reason...
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 28 Jul 2008, 19:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
try a firmwware upgrade!
Author:  [SpA]moPP [ 28 Jul 2008, 20:05 ]
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Could it have something to do with uPnP?
I know some routers have an option to enable/disable this.

Sounds unlikely though, as your Windows box shouldn't affect your router unless you have some software installed for the router itself.


Other than that, what SaintK said :p
Author:  jinja_ninja [ 30 Jul 2008, 13:17 ]
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In all my years of working in IT and dealing with router issues, I have never come across anything like this before :shock:

I would maybe suggest to upgrade your firmware if you can, as mentioned above. Try to check out your NAT and/or UPnP settings.
Author:  [SpA]Pim [ 30 Jul 2008, 13:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
[SpA]SaintK wrote:
sounds like its screwing up it's NAT for some reason...
from the NAT table overfill problem that you see happening allot, the router most problably halt, and not reboot, will it?

weird problem. can you replicate it? ergo does it happen every time you add a fav server? and only then?
Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 30 Jul 2008, 13:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
[SpA]Pim wrote:
[SpA]SaintK wrote:
sounds like its screwing up it's NAT for some reason...
from the NAT table overfill problem that you see happening allot, the router most problably halt, and not reboot, will it?

weird problem. can you replicate it? ergo does it happen every time you add a fav server? and only then?
Depending on the firmware it could do either. I'd suggest to first see if a firmware upgrade is availible.
Author:  [SpA]Pim [ 30 Jul 2008, 13:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
[SpA]SaintK wrote:
[SpA]Pim wrote:
[SpA]SaintK wrote:
sounds like its screwing up it's NAT for some reason...
from the NAT table overfill problem that you see happening allot, the router most problably halt, and not reboot, will it?

weird problem. can you replicate it? ergo does it happen every time you add a fav server? and only then?
Depending on the firmware it could do either. I'd suggest to first see if a firmware upgrade is availible.

this is alway's a good thing to do
Author:  Quattro [ 12 Aug 2008, 05:34 ]
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uses to happen to me everytime i search for servers in all Valve games
unless i press stop searching before its finish searching
Author:  Lim-Dul [ 12 Aug 2008, 05:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: Adding new favourite server resets wireless router
Probably the router's firmware (or hardware) has a low connection limit. E.g. the KAD Network in eMule used to crash my crappy D-Link router until I got myself a Linksys WRT54GL and put a custom firmware onto it. =)
Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 12 Aug 2008, 11:37 ]
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[SpA]Lim-Dul wrote:
Linksys WRT54GL
+1 :D
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