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| When I log back in, it usually does it again. And again. |
Sounds like connection state problem.
When that happens, try power cycling your router. No seriously. This will clear out the routing-state tables. See if things stablize -- if they do, then it's clearly the Linksys router. If not, try power cycling your Cable/DSL modem. Again, if the problem seems to stabilize, you know whats causing the problem.
If it ends up being your router, you might want to check that you have the latest firmware. One thing almost all the older routers had issues with was timing out UDP connections, and I believe most of the brands got this figured out with firmware releases (including Linksys).
(Also check to see if your DSL/Cable modem has newer firmware available for it.)
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| telling me what sort of routers they've used and what worked best |
My very best router I used was OpenBSD running on a P100. After it bit the dust, I tried a fair number of brands in my search for the perfect consumer router (Buffalo, D-Link, Linksys, SMC, Belkin, Netgear). The attempt was to find something that can support my work (telecommuting) needs as well as my personal networking requirements. None of them really shine, none of them really suck.
SMC was the only one that really frustrated me. The VBR<something something something> model I picked up reserved a few high UDP ports, and if FFXI tried using those ports the router would become -- random.
I was pretty happy withy my Buffalo router -- but it suffered a component failure, and I replaced it in a pinch with a WRT54G Linksys, and have been using it for a little over a year without any issues. (I picked the Linksys because of its pricepoint and hackability)