At a local library I have a Cisco/Linksys RVS4000 router doing all the DHCP assignment. Attached to it are 2 WAP200 wireless access points at opposite ends of the building. The WAPs provide all the public internet access. All staff computers are hard-wired to a hub/switch that connects to the RVS4000.
So...
I have no problem with the wired computers but wireless connections have become a nightmare. Here is what typically happens. A patron with a notebook computer will attempt to connect to the wireless network (unsecured). It will successfully receive it's IP address from the router but will not connect to the internet. Today I was connected myself all morning but had to go elsewhere with my computer. When I returned I could connect wirelessly to the network in the usual manner but had NO internet access.
Either a software or hardware reboot of the router seems to fix things for a period of time. After a reboot I was able to connect to the internet again. This is most annoying as I am only in this library one day a week.
I put a device on the router to power it down every midnight for 5 minutes. Only a small amount of progress there.
... and YES, I have replaced the router with an identical model to no avail... Suggestions anyone?
