Strange problem with eircom broadband

andy125

We got eircom NGB a few weeks ago to replace digiweb who where actually perfect except for the tiny cap they had.

Anyway ever since the eircom modem arrived my pc that is connected to the modem with the LAN cable seems to be having connectivity problems, the odd time i will not be able to get a web page for say 10min or any connection to the internet. I dont mind that too much but when i go to download a torrent i will get no connection to anything until i stop the torrent, now the torrent still downloads at top speed and the wifi will work perfect off the laptop but the desktop will lose all other internet connections
I tried a few clients all to the same effect.

I just cant figure it out :mad:

Also a side note the xbox which is connected to the wifi, losses connection after 10mins connected every time, even though nothing else is using the network at the time.

KennyLegend

The eircom modem is generally reported as crap to be honest.
Have u tried plugging it out for 30s and back in again?

Id change it for a reputable adsl modem/router first chance you get.

Sandy Ravage

Go to the modem setup page 192.168.1.254 nd then network on the left hand side. Under network there is another tab called NAT. Go into this tab and chnage the 512 in th ebox to 2048 or 4096 whichever the modem will allow. This may sort out the problem for ya

Baneblade

the problem is with the modem.

open this page http://192.168.1.254/NAT_General.html
password is broadband1
set the number of sessions to 2048 or 4096. 2048 is the highest setting on the older firmware.
This will fix the internet stopping when torrents are running

as for the xbox thats a problem withthe way the modem handles wpa.
you can increase the reauthentication timer to 9999 and that should keep it connect for about 3hrs. other remedys whould be to use an ethernet cable or change the encryption to wep as it has no reauthentication timer

andy125

Thanks guys, seemed to sort the problem out on both accounts.

treatyman

This worked perfectly for me too.. great advice!!! thank you.