Something similar like the "wan port dies" issue

[Antiloop]

eMule is more common, also i don't get the shit of bittorent!?

[smallkeung]

okay.. if this really seems to be a big problem

i want to test it myself.. the only problem is i don't even know how to @#% setup eMule sucky serverlists etc you need.. i don't have any..

if I encounter the problem, i'll have a little chat with asus about it or maybe we can fix it ourself

Oh~~~ That's great.
Thanks You Very Much....

[Castanheiro]

Well, Asus didnt' even answered my bug report, so, yesterday i returned the router to the Portuguese distributor... let's see if asus answer them...
I'm going for a linksys...

Regards

[Leon]

Hello,

I had some similar problem. I use a Asus notebook (l5800c) with integrated wireless LAN adapter and a WL500g with 1.7.5.6-CR5. First I tried to use WPA with WPA wireless security update from Windows XP. But from time to time my connection hungs.
After that I decided not to use the WPA part but only WEP128 encryption.
The same problem occured.
Last week I "discovered" an option within Windows to disable "automatic WLAN management" (by Windows). Now I am using only the ASUS (propriety) WLAN drivers with WEP128 encryption (WPA is not possible unfortunately) and it is as stable as a rock (already 5 days without problems !).
I hope some people will find this information usefull en possibly will fix some same kind of problem. Good luck !

Leon

[Technik]

Hello,
...Last week I "discovered" an option within Windows to disable "automatic WLAN management" (by Windows). Now I am using only the ASUS (propriety) WLAN drivers with WEP128 encryption (WPA is not possible unfortunately) and it is as stable as a rock (already 5 days without problems !). ...

Well, it seems there's a problem with UPNP then... Maybe another solution could be to set UPNP suport in the router disabled.

[Oleg]

For ones, who has experienced problems with eMule and similar. Let't track the problem (but as seems to me actually there are number of problems). So, once your connection get dropped connect to wl500g and check the uptime. It's probably just rebooting during this lost of connection. Also, please clarify: have you experienced problems with wired or wireless connection or both (please be sure to check this before reporting).

[bscottsmith]

The router does not reboot for me. In my case, the WAN just completely shuts down, and never recovers. The LAN is fine, both wired and wireless, but nothing can access the Internet. I log in to the router, do a DHCP "Release" to my ISP, wait a few seconds, and then do a "Renew". That gets me back online until the next WAN shutdown occurs.

This was happening to me frequently using Azureus (P2P Bit Torrent client), and even more so when I used eMule/eDonkey at the same time. Some people reported that downgrading the firmware back to 1.6 fixed the issue for them. I tried that, but no change for me at all. Recently, I replaced the cable between the cable modem and the router with a much shorter, much heavier shielded cable. This has improved it greatly, as I can go much longer between disconnects, but it does still happen...

[Oleg]

The router does not reboot for me. In my case, the WAN just completely shuts down, and never recovers. The LAN is fine, both wired and wireless, but nothing can access the Internet. I log in to the router, do a DHCP "Release" to my ISP, wait a few seconds, and then do a "Renew". That gets me back online until the next WAN shutdown occurs.

Have you tried pressing Renew without pressing Release? At the next time please check the uptime and please post your system log starting with words "unable to open ...". Also, be sure to disable firewall logging to reduce the size of the log.

This was happening to me frequently using Azureus (P2P Bit Torrent client), and even more so when I used eMule/eDonkey at the same time. Some people reported that downgrading the firmware back to 1.6 fixed the issue for them. I tried that, but no change for me at all.

There are number of problems which look similary.

Recently, I replaced the cable between the cable modem and the router with a much shorter, much heavier shielded cable. This has improved it greatly, as I can go much longer between disconnects, but it does still happen...

magic. In fact it does not help you. How you've configured you modem? In short, who is providing dhcp - your modem or ISP (if you're not sure or someone else is configuring your modem then just say "don't know")?

[smallkeung]

For ones, who has experienced problems with eMule and similar. Let't track the problem (but as seems to me actually there are number of problems). So, once your connection get dropped connect to wl500g and check the uptime. It's probably just rebooting during this lost of connection. Also, please clarify: have you experienced problems with wired or wireless connection or both (please be sure to check this before reporting).

For my case, when i'm using BT and the tranfer rate is higher than 300KB the wan port is easily to die. (I say easily because sometime it doesn't disconnect when the tranfer rate reach 300KB or over. But if transfer rate meet 300KB, it always make the wan port die.)
um....
May be I can say if the file is busy, (may be the tranfer rate is high or a lot of connection) the router will be die and keep going to die on every 5-15 mins after resume. if the file is not busy, the router can work very stable, although the file size is over 1GB.

I'm using a WLAN to connect.
Using a VDSL modem and pppoe connect with my ISP(the sale said 10/10 mb connection)

Because I'm not at home until this weekend. I'll copy the log when i reach this problem

[smallkeung]

After i used 30 mins of the BT with the WLAN, the WAN port is die and the log are the following:

Jan 1 08:00:13 syslog.notice klogd: klogd started: BusyBox v1.00-pre7 (2004.05.29-20:06+0000)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: CPU revision is: 00024000
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Loading BCM4710 MMU routines.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Primary instruction cache 8kb, linesize 16 bytes (2 ways)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Primary data cache 4kb, linesize 16 bytes (2 ways)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Linux version 2.4.20 (root@omnibook) (gcc version 3.0 20010422 (prerelease) with bcm4710a0 modifications) #24 Mon May 3 20:52:46 MSD 2004
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Determined physical RAM map:
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: memory: 01000000 @ 00000000 (usable)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: On node 0 totalpages: 4096
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: zone(0): 4096 pages.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: zone(1): 0 pages.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: zone(2): 0 pages.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Kernel command line: root=/dev/mtdblock2 noinitrd init=/linuxrc
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: CPU: BCM4710 rev 0 at 125 MHz
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Calibrating delay loop... 82.94 BogoMIPS
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Buffer-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Page-cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Checking for 'wait' instruction... unavailable.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: PCI: Fixing up bus 0
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: PCI: Fixing up bridge
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: PCI: Fixing up bus 1
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Initializing RT netlink socket
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Starting kswapd
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: NTFS driver v1.1.22 [Flags: R/O]
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: Amd/Fujitsu Extended Query Table v1.1 at 0x0040
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Physically mapped flash: Swapping erase regions for broken CFI table.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: number of CFI chips: 1
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: Flash device: 0x400000 at 0x1fc00000
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: Physically mapped flash: squashfs filesystem found at block 949
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: Creating 5 MTD partitions on "Physically mapped flash":
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: 0x00000000-0x00040000 : "pmon"
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: 0x00040000-0x003e0000 : "linux"
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: 0x000ed760-0x003e0000 : "rootfs"
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: 0x003f0000-0x00400000 : "nvram"
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.notice klogd: 0x003e0000-0x003f0000 : "config"
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: ip_conntrack version 2.1 (128 buckets, 1024 max) - 344 bytes per conntrack
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: ip_conntrack_pptp version 1.9 loaded
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: ip_nat_pptp version 1.5 loaded
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: ipt_time loading
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: FAT: bogus logical sector size 61440
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: FAT: bogus logical sector size 61440
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.err klogd: NTFS: Unable to set blocksize 512.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: VFS: Mounted root (squashfs filesystem) readonly.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Warning: unable to open an initial console.
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: eth0: Broadcom BCM47xx 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller 3.50.21.10
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: eth1: Broadcom BCM47xx 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Controller 3.50.21.10
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: PCI: Enabling device 01:02.0 (0004 -> 0006)
Jan 1 08:00:13 user.warn klogd: eth2: Broadcom BCM43XX 802.11 Wireless Controller 3.50.21.10 (Compiled in . at 20:53:00 on Jan 21 2004)
Jan 1 00:00:16 daemon.notice pppd[328]: pppd 2.4.1 started by (unknown), uid 0
Jan 1 00:00:16 daemon.notice pppd[328]: local IP address 10.0.0.2
Jan 1 00:00:16 daemon.notice pppd[328]: remote IP address 10.0.0.1
Jan 1 00:00:19 daemon.notice pppd[328]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Jan 1 00:00:20 daemon.err pppoe[424]: retryloopindex=1
Jan 1 00:00:25 daemon.err pppoe[424]: retryloopindex=1
Jan 1 00:00:25 daemon.err pppoe-relay[270]: PADO packet from 00:e0:fc:0f:39:d8 on interface eth1 does not have Relay-Session-Id tag
Jan 1 08:00:25 user.warn klogd: lp driver: get device ID
Jan 1 00:00:25 daemon.err pppoe-relay[270]: PADS packet from 00:e0:fc:0f:39:d8 on interface eth1 does not have Relay-Session-Id tag
Jan 1 08:00:25 user.warn klogd: neg fail
Jan 1 00:00:28 daemon.warn pppd[328]: Local IP address changed to 221.127.106.57
Jan 1 00:00:28 daemon.warn pppd[328]: Remote IP address changed to 221.127.106.1
Jan 1 00:00:28 daemon.err pppoe-relay[270]: Discovery packet on eth1 with unknown code 211
Jan 1 08:00:29 user.warn klogd: Register User Space Key Handler : 543 0
Jan 1 08:00:29 user.notice PPPoE: connect to server since boot up for 29 seconds
Jun 12 00:54:26 user.emerg NTP client: time is synchronized to 131.107.1.10
Jun 11 17:35:37 daemon.err pppoe[424]: Bad TCP checksum 35ff
Jun 11 18:35:52 daemon.notice pppd[328]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Jun 12 02:35:52 user.notice PPPoE: disconnected
Jun 11 18:35:58 daemon.notice pppd[328]: Connection terminated.
Jun 11 18:35:58 daemon.err pppoe[424]: read (asyncReadFromPPP): Session 843: Input/output error
Jun 11 18:36:08 daemon.err pppoe[1591]: retryloopindex=1
Jun 11 18:36:08 daemon.notice pppd[328]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Jun 11 18:36:13 daemon.err pppoe[1591]: retryloopindex=1
Jun 11 18:36:23 daemon.err pppoe[1591]: retryloopindex=1

One wired thing is I have used another computer that is connected with the router by the LAN and running with BT with 5 sessions. The Wan port doesn't die in 5 hours(The transfer rate is not very high around 200 KB). When my brother turn on the the computer (that use a USB Buffalo 54G wireless Card (WLI-USB-G54) to connect) and using BT after 30 mins the WAN PORT die...

[Oleg]

Have you tried ASUS 1.7.5.9 firmware?
Your problem is something weird... Have you tried upgrading the modem firmware?

[bscottsmith]

OK, it just happened again. My uptime still states 1 day 13 hours.
You ask for my system log, starting with the words "unable to open..."
Is there a way to turn up the logging? My entire log is as follows:
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Jun 10 01:30:54 dhcp client: renew IP address 216.195.134.34 from server 207.5.142.156
Jun 10 01:31:11 NTP client: time is synchronized to 131.107.1.10
Jun 10 13:30:54 dhcp client: renew IP address 216.195.134.34 from server 207.5.142.156
Jun 11 01:30:55 dhcp client: renew IP address 216.195.134.34 from server 207.5.142.156
Jun 11 01:32:50 NTP client: time is synchronized to 131.107.1.10
Jun 11 13:30:54 dhcp client: renew IP address 216.195.134.34 from server 207.5.142.156
Jun 11 15:08:55 dhcp client: deconfig: lease is lost
Jun 11 15:09:05 dhcp client: bound IP address 216.195.134.34 from server 207.5.142.156
-------
The WLAN lockup occurred at 15:06, the last 2 lines show me manually doing a release and renew, which gets me going again.
My ISP provides a reserved DHCP IP address for me. In other words, based on my MAC address, the router always gets the same IP from my ISP.
I am currently running ASUS 1.7.5.9 firmware.

[Oleg]

Your log looks fine. And yes, your log has no details due to the fact that you use stock ASUS firmware. I've no idea on how to solve this remotely.

[bscottsmith]

Bummer...
Is there different firmware you'd like me to try to get a log with more info?

[smallkeung]

Have you tried ASUS 1.7.5.9 firmware?
Your problem is something weird... Have you tried upgrading the modem firmware?

no... I'm using 1.7.5.6 (CR5)