Issue with a D-Link router

[Kodan]

FROM THE VERY DEPTHS... I CAST.

RULE BREAKER >_> (Aka Thread Necromancy, but it's my own topic and I'm still having problems so that should be allowed right? >_>)

*Coughs*

So, I'm having another problem with this router, this time it actually *is* the router itself. >_>

The previous problem I was having was deemed not to be the fault of the router, but the fault of my modem. (It's the dead of winter, they can't exactly fix it :/)

Anyway.

For some reason, the router is... Acting oddly. VERY ODDLY.

When the router is booted up, things are all fine and dandy. The router page loads, everythings fine.

But after about 5 minutes, that's when things go to hell. Access to the page slows down, the connection is choppy, etc.

Now after about 20 minutes... It's still choppy, and the router pages cease to load. Period.

I can access things JUST fine, but it's only the routers page that stops working. Attempting to access the page just says "Waiting for 192.168.0.1..." and then after about 10 seconds, it times out.

Things will connect, the internet will work, albeit a bit choppy (Occasionally websites fail to load, attempting to play my Xbox will be laggy for brief periods etc)

The only thing I can think of... Is that the router is overheating. But it's not really that hot at all. I've had a router overheat before, but this doesn't SEEM to be.

Edit: Oh. Any computer connected to it reports a full 5/5 bars of connectivity, and full 56mbps of connection speed.

[+BudMan MVC]

So now your having wifi issues -- do you have the same issues when wired?

Yes it very well could be your wireless router wifi going bad, Could also just be interference -- have you looked to see what other wireless networks are around running on channels that overlap yours? Tools like inSSIDer work great, or if you have a tablet or smart phone wifi analyzer is freaking great tool!

Could also be your devices wireless card going out.

Just because wifi trouble does not point to the router. Are there other wireless devices you can use to test with the router -- do they ALL have said problems while using the network all by themselves -- IE take your other wireless devices off the wireless network while testing.

you state "I can access things JUST fine" but then you state "Things will connect, the internet will work, albeit a bit choppy"

It is impossible to HELP You without some actual facts to work with, and then some isolation of issues.. So your modem is broken??

"but the fault of my modem. (It's the dead of winter, they can't exactly fix it"

WTF does the time of year have to do with them replacing a modem?? Last time I checked mail service still ran in the winter ;)

edit: How do we no the problem is just not your machine?? I do not have time to reread this old thread to see if other devices are doing the same thing with accessing your routers page? You do know that many routers block access to admin site via wireless, because its a security issue. Have you checked this setting? Maybe your router is juts lame at blocking access when its suppose to ;)

[Azies]

Hope you get this straightened out, my old D-Link, which constantly gave me problems, is now collecting dust since I moved.. router came with my ISP which works infinitly better.. but then again anything is better than D-Link. D:

Oh and try changing the WIFI channel to 1, or 11. From my experience choppy internet over wifi could possibly mean a congested channel, changing channels from AUTO or whatever you have before, to a lesser used channel, like 1, or 11, will result in better speed.

[+BudMan MVC]

"to a lesser used channel, like 1, or 11, will result in better speed."

Not if everyone in the area thinks the same thing ;) You really need to look to see what channel is best. http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ or http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector or like I said the wifi analyzer for smart phones android tablets is just top notch

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en

[Kodan]

I live in the country with no one around, so a clogged channel wouldn't make sense. And a clogged channel wouldn't make the LAN connection also laggy.

It's cleared up a little bit, but still doing it on occasion. I really have no clue.

[HawkMan]

Replace it with something not D-Link and problems usually go away.