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TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
10-08-2011 6:08 PM
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I have been having problems with my Thomson TG585v8 router. Originally when I joined plusnet I was given a v7 router. When it went on the blink in March I was given a v8. I have since encountered a problem whereby when my laptop boots up and connects to the internet I can browse for a minute or so and the router reboots. When it did so the power light went red and it went through the reboot cycle. After the router had rebooted I wouldn't get another issue until I restarted my laptop. No other device I have (iphones, ipods, ps3, girlfriends laptop etc) has this problem.
Last week I eventually got round to calling customer support who told me that the red power light was a bad sign and that they would send me a new router as it was probably faulty. Received it today, plugged it in everything connected then connect my laptop and the router rebooted. This time the power light goers green and not red though! However it still goes through the reboot cycle. It only does this with my laptop, and only from a cold start, if the computer is hibernated when it resumes i don't have a problem.
Anyone got any ideas? I tried setting fixed IP address as had read it might be an IP conflict, no luck. Running out of ideas now and so frustrating to have to wait for the router to restart. Also if i turn the router off, then turn the laptop on, then turn the router on it still reboots the router after its has been on the internet for a few mins.
Very weird problem, hopefully someone out there can assist!
Cheers,
Roger
Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
10-08-2011 6:24 PM
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
10-08-2011 8:53 PM
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10-08-2011 10:59 PM
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 2:43 PM
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Can you please log in to your Thomson router at http://192.168.1.254/ and check the firmware version. We may be able to fix this by remotely upgraing your firmware.
Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 3:01 PM
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Quote Yes it does sound the same problem except I'm not using a Dell pc it's a Lenovo laptop.
But it may well have the same Intel wireless adapter.
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 6:00 PM
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11-08-2011 6:05 PM
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Quote from: MisterW But it may well have the same Intel wireless adapter.
ok, fair point. i checked out the link to the intel website which the other post highlights. here is what it says:
Intel® WiFi Products
Power Save Polling (PSP) causes connection issues with some access points
Symptom(s):
The following symptoms may be seen if a Wi-Fi access point (AP) or broadband Wi-Fi router does not properly support the Power Save Polling (PSP) feature:
Intermittent loss of Wi-Fi connection
Inability to initiate a Wi-Fi connection
Poor Wi-Fi connection data performance
These symptoms may be more pronounced when on battery power.
Cause:
PSP mode is a feature that provides extended battery life for notebook computers. It requires coordination between the AP or router and the Wi-Fi adapter. Intel has discovered that some APs or routers may not implement the feature correctly or completely.
Solution:
Contact the AP or router vendor for updated software or firmware that corrects the problem. <------so it is a router issues then
Alternate Solution:
An optional workaround is to manually put the Wi-Fi adapter into Continuously Aware Mode (CAM). This disables the PSP feature.
I'll need to check out the manual workaround and see if that would work. If it does though and the problem is as Intel have pointred out then surely a firmware upgrade for the router would be needed to sort this out properly.
Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 6:36 PM
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Quote then surely a firmware upgrade for the router would be needed to sort this out properly.
You're absolutely right. It's probably going to take a while for Thomson to provide a firmware update though, so the workaround is useful.
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 7:22 PM
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My wireless adaptor is an Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 which must be a fairly common device. Surely there must be more then just a few people with this problem if that is what the issue is.
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11-08-2011 7:36 PM
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 8:11 PM
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Quote from: MisterW Does this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928152 help at all ?
Nice one! Just changed the power options to maximum performance rather than the maximum power saving it defaults to. Rebooted machine and it hasn't yet reset the router. Hopefully that has solved the problem!
Will report back if anything changes. I've been having the problem for months would love to know if there are plans in place to upgrade the firmware. Anyone from Plusnet able to comment on this?
Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
11-08-2011 8:13 PM
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Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
12-08-2011 1:26 PM
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Glad to hear you have found a fix. I'm sure this thread will help our customers in the future who are experiencing issues.
As far as the firmware goes we are always working with Thomson to ensure our router will operate without issues. As soon as there is an update available we will announce this but at the time of writing this post we are not aware of any updates planned for the near future.
Re: TG585v8 Rebooting When Laptop Connects
10-09-2011 3:14 PM
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