iphone wifi connection - crashes my router

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iphone wifi connection - crashes my router

i'm gonna say that 99% chance it is a router setting for my home network but my issue is - when my iphone accesses my wireless router it works for about 45 sec to a minute then the routers internet light goes from green to yellow - killing the internet connection to my whole home network, other wireless items work fine until this happens including a laptop and a playstation 3. when the iphone kills my connection i have to go into the phone set up and turn off the wifi. then my router will come back to normal and all internet activity resumes. i can connect wifi on several other wifi systems like where i work and a few places that i eat lunch at. it only kills my home system - i'm hoping someone else has run into this and has a fix. i am using a Linksys WRV54G router and ATT DSL. phone is iphone 3gs with software version 3.1.3...

Thanks Bruce..

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Posted on Apr 18, 2010 4:46 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 18, 2010 6:05 PM in response to brucebuk

That's a new one! This is just a wild guess, but try upgrading the firmware in the router from the linksys site.

One other possibility - are you entering the WiFi settings manually, or choosing the DHCP setting on the phone? If it is manual you may be entering a conflicting IP address.

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lambertb

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Apr 25, 2010 7:33 AM in response to brucebuk

I have a similar problem:

I have a Linksys Wireless-G VPN router (WRV54G firmware ver. 2.39.2e)

It’s been working fine with my 3 wireless laptop PCs for years.

I’ve recently purchased an Apple 3GS iPhone.

I’ve been successfully able to configure my iPhone wirelessly to my router, but whenever I attempt to watch videos on my

iPhone (YouTube, News Apps, etc.) It drops my wireless connection to my iPhone and all my wireless PCs. I have to go and turn the router off and on again.

Is this a Linksys issue or iPhone issue? Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

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Answer 3

Apr 27, 2010 10:27 AM in response to lambertb

Possibly both. If the router is not configured with iPhone's configuration, correction 'iPad' configuration, this can cause the WiFi router to crash in given recent news that campuses and some countries banned the iPad because it was overloading the routers that aren't configured for iPad usage.

I haven't heard if iPhone 3GS devices are coming with 802.11N in the recent date but it may be the same issue with the next iPhone model if there is one to share the iPad's WiFi config.

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Doug-M

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Jun 15, 2010 11:35 AM in response to brucebuk

I am experiencing the exact same symptoms with my iPhone, my brand new iPad, and my wireless (home) network. All of my other wireless devices do not cause this problem. It is intermittent, sometimes it will function flawlessly for hours, sometimes it brings down my network after a minute or two of use. I have also noticed that it is more likely to fail when trying to view youtube/streaming content… (but that is not a prerequisite)

modem/router: Linksys Wireless G Cable Gateway WCG200

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