HELP! Wireless connection stops working

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Luna2308, Mar 2, 2009.

  1. Luna2308

    Luna2308 Private E-2

    I have a bit of a problem and hope somebody here can help me. Unfortunately I am a total novice so i hope I can provide enough information.
    Until recently I had my internet connection always through my modem which worked fine. I then bought a Linksys Wireless Router (model WRT54G).
    Did the setup, everything fine, had a wireless connection. But suddenly it just stopped working (sometimes it says "limited connectivity" or "local only"). I checked, the router seems fine, all the lights are on, it just seems to be not getting the connection. When I restart the laptop and reset the router I get my connection again, for about 5 minutes.
    As soon as I connect the modem directly to the laptop, I have a perfectly fine connection, so that can't be it.
    I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows Vista.
    Any ideas what might be the problem?
    Thanks for your input,
    Luna
     

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