[TriLUG] OpenWRT Needs to Reboot?

[Glenn Starling]

I have the same problem with a Belkin router.  I have wanted to track
the times Charter cable changes IP addresses on me and see if there was
any correlation.  So far, they do it too sporadically for me to confirm.

-- Glenn


On Mon, 2008-03-24 at 18:58 -0400, Randy Barlow wrote:
> Periodically, I need to reboot my Linksys WRT54Gv2 running OpenWRT 0.9 
> (White Russian).  These reboots are necessary for one of two reasons: 1) 
> the wireless stops working, and 2) my port forwarding rules stop 
> working.  Rebooting the router (i.e., unplug and replug) always solves 
> the problem, but I wonder why it happens at all in the first place. 
> It's not all too often (probably once every 3-4 weeks) but when I'm away 
> from my house and I can't get in to my machine because of the port 
> forwarding problem it's frustrating.  Anybody else ever have this 
> problem?  I suppose I could try a newer version of OpenWRT.  I've also 
> considered reverting to Linksys' software and setting up a computer as 
> the router (to implement more complex port forwarding rules, DNS, and QoS).
> 
> -- 
> Randy Barlow
> http://electronsweatshop.com