Internet Drops
 

So lately my internet connection has been dropping a lot. I'm on a 1.5 mbps ADSL connection, which is hooked up to a LinkSys WRT54G WAN/LAN router.

The connection seems to drop at random times. Sometimes it drops about 4 times within 10 minutes. It gets quite annoying. I usually only notice when my AIM logs itself out, or when pages stop loading.

When this happens, I usually go into my router settings, and notice that it says it's disconnected.

I'm not sure why this is happening. Not sure if it's an issue with my router, comp, or ISP. Any input would be helpful though.

Have you tried flashing your WRT54G router with an alternative firmware (ie one that is not from Linksys?)

What Internet-accessing programs do you usually run, aside from a browser and AIM?

Haven't tried any other firmware, and I'm usually running an mIRC client.

Try flashing to a different frimware. We're having a similar problem, but it's with the BEFSR41 V.3, which is wired. Flashing the firmware didn't help, so we're probably going to have to get a new router. It's worth a try, though, and it only takes about a minute.