[davemack]

I have yet to experience any kind of WiFi connection issue. And I have used it extensively without even considering the issue.

I am using a Linksys WRT54GL with the original firmware that came on it when I bought it. The version is v4.30.11

And this router has one wired computer, my main desktop, and three wireless laptops sucking off of it all the time plus the Wii is wireless. My wife is always surfing on her laptop and I use this laptop for my general work. I only use the desktop now for some high-power video editing. But we have the third laptop that is usually always on because it is sitting in the back bedroom to enable the printer that's back there.

On top of that, my wife is always watching something on NetFlix which is sucking WiFi through the Wii. So I am guessing that the router stays pretty busy.

I have never noticed any lag or lack of response from the BB Torch even when I'm downloading apps or other large files. I never considered the issue until I read this post.

And, I forgot to mention, my wife also has a new Torch that is connected to the WiFi. I am having issues with AT&T and a 3G MicroCell that refuses to activate but that is a separate issue. I mention this because in my search for a solution to the MicroCell issue, I was looking at the "Routing Table" inside the router and saw the whole list of appliances that are connected.

[DallasFlier]

Originally Posted by John Clark

I have a Torch and it connects to a Cisco router at work with WPA security and a certificate on my device. It never drops. I also have a WRT54GS v7.2 with dd-wrt firmware. It rarely ever drops. Maybe once a week or every other week I reboot the router as occasionally it won't connect. The router reboot always fixes it. The device?
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Question - when you have to reboot your router once a week or so because "it won't connect", do you mean it won't connect to your BlackBerry but is still connected to everything else ok - or it won't connect to anything?

If its the former - still connected to everything else but not the BlackBerry - then yes, its probably the device. Specifically, its the device causing issues with the router. Sure, your professional grade Cisco at work has a LOT more error checking/correcting and is hardened much better against "bad" devices.

For the record, I'm running a several year old WRT54GS here myself, and can't remember the last time I rebooted it. I tried dd-wrt, but prefer the absolute rock-solid performance and reliability I've seen first from HyperWRT and recently from Tomato. Less features, so less complex - and in my experience more reliable - and even as a networking pro, 80-90% of the extra features in dd-wrt go unused for me in a home environment.

[given2fly]

Originally Posted by John Clark

More likely the type of router and/or it's firmware. 99% of all wifi connectivity problems are the router, not the device. Just because the router connects to a PC with no problems doesn't mean it's firmware will keep it connected to a BlackBerry device the same way.

yeah i just switched routers and it hasn't done it since. you're right. thanx.

[fortnotes]

I'm pleased to report that since I updated my Torch to .526, the Wi-fi reliability issues seem to have disappeared