Router Issues with FFXI

[Tomiko]

I recently changed to a new Router (Linksys E3200) and I'm getting disconnected after 5 mins of being logged in.

I tried the Port Forwarding as listed in this thread.

I tried setting my PC to a static connection as suggested on this site (first page when I did a Google search for the Router + FFXI).

I tried contacting Cisco customer support, but they're retarded and made me change settings that made me lose connection to the live chat. They also had me doing things I had already done (port forwarding).

[Ratatapa]

Did you update the Firmware?

[Tomiko]

Yep, main thing I saw that it updated was it added IPv6 related items.

[Tomiko]

Got it working. Had to reset the router for the settings to take effect.

That's what I get for knowing nothing about routers.

[Ratatapa]

Strange usually router auto reboots when you change settings

ah well

[Tomiko]

That's what I figured as well, but apparently that wasn't the case.

And now its not working again for some reason even though I didn't change anything from the time I logged out this morning til I tried logging in again. Any suggestions as to what it might be? I tried rebooting the router again and that didn't help.

[Ratatapa]

Stupid question but if you plug your PC directly to the Modem do you have problems?

[Tomiko]

Just tried it and it doesn't even give me an internet connection which seems odd.

[Ratatapa]

Some modems you need to reboot them

So plug PC in modem then reboot modem

also is it cable PPOE?

[Tomiko]

also is it cable PPOE?

I have no idea what that means.

I checked the modem info page and it says Connection Type: PPPoE.

I'll try the modem reset thing directly connected to pc.

[Ratatapa]

If it's PPPOE you need to create a connection manually on your PC (without the router)



I was gonna say check the router to make sure your PPPOE are fine but if you are posting from that PC I'm sure the net works

[Tomiko]

I just tried resetting the modem while connected directly to the pc and was still getting no connection so I reconnected to the router so I could check here again.

I'm really confused as to why it was working fine earlier today and then stopped working again even though I didn't change anything.

And yeah, I'm posting from the pc in question.