As I am not too happy with the interface offered by AOL which takes
too much of the screen and gives a lot of things I never really use
except for email I tried to configure the router so to keep the
connection all the time. I'm using a Linksys Wi-Fi modem router with 4
LAN ports all taken by other computers. I set the router with my
screen name and password and I started using Internet Explorer
instead of AOL search engine with its all add-ons. I presumed if the
router is set up correctly I won't need to sign up every time when
switching on the computer as the router will keep the connection.
This works fine but only for a day or two. Then I get disconnected and
just can't reconnect till I reset all the settings. What can be the
problem? Is my screen name being somehow changed? Do I really need to
use AOL sign up application instead simply setting up the router once
and forever? I really dislike the AOL search engine interface and
would prefer not to use it. Why AOL won't give me that choice?
yaro

yaro137@googlemail.com declared for all the world to hear...
Look for a setting in the router like "idle timeout" and set it to zero.
It will be in the "internet connection" (or linksys equivalent).
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Regards
Jon

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:43:03 -0700, "yaro137@googlemail.com"
<yaro137@googlemail.com> wrote:

I thought you:

Created a new screen name just for the router and used a max 8 digit
password (or was it screen name?). Set the router to use the above.

Set the mtu to 1400 ..

That was about it (but it's been a while).

All the best ..

T i m

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:08:17 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:

Linksys just seem to like to be different, just select "Keep Alive" on
the "Basic Setup" page.

<yaro137@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:1183149783.869655.117920@m36g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
Providing you use the yourscreenname@aol.com format username you
don't even need to install the AOL software.
The MTU on your PC should be set to 1450 or less (or if your router supports
MSS clamping you can configure the MTU on the router instead).


http://pathogenrush.blogspot.com/200...ames-live.html

Thats what I did. But it may be that I missed the "keep alive" option
I'll try that tomorrow
Thanks guys

I found the 'Keep Alive' check box and it turned up that it was
checked with Redial Period =30s
So it looks like it must be something else. I'll try setting up the
router with different screen name now
and we'll see what happens.

On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 09:48:55 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:

Isn't that the time it waits between redial attempts though, rather
than an idle / keep-alive timer as such?

All the best ..

T i m

yaro137@googlemail.com declared for all the world to hear...
If you set this value to zero the connection will stay alive all the
time.
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Regards
Jon

news@spaced.me.uk declared for all the world to hear...
I very much doubt it. Why would an ADSL connection require you to wait
between connection attempts?
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Regards
Jon

On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 09:56:36 +0100, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
wrote:

Quote from The Linksys Help file:

Keep Alive Option
This option keeps you connected to the Internet indefinitely, even
when your connection sits idle. To use this option, click the radio
button next to Keep Alive. The default Redial Period is 30 seconds (in
other words, the Gateway will check the Internet connection every 30
seconds).

Thats right and it says the minimum is 20s

I tried creating another screen name just for the router. Additionally
I got rid of all the AOL software.
For about a week everything was fine till yesterday. Again I'm loosing
the connection. So frustrating.
yaro