Actiontec GT701-WG Lockups

[Mike Schumann]

I have an Actiontec GT701-WG DSL Router that I got from Qwest in the last
few days. Behind this unit, I have a Linksys BEFVP41 VPN Router. I have
the Actiontec configured with the DMZ forwarding all incoming traffic to the
Linksys Router.

The Actiontec has been locking up on me a lot. It seems to be happening
when I establish more than one simultaneous IPSEC tunnel from the Linksys
router to multiple other Linksys VPN routers at remote locations. If I have
two tunnels open, the Actiontec has been locking up every 5 minutes.

When it locks up, nothing works. I can't ping the unit, connect to
wireless, etc.....

I am running the latest firmware (QW03-3.60.1.0.5.5-GT701-WG) that Qwest has
available.

Does this sound like a firmware issue or bad hardware? (Note: I replaced
the Actiontec with a CISCO 678 that I had lying around, which has been
working like a champ).

Thanks for the feedback,

[Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL]

Post by Mike Schumann
I have an Actiontec GT701-WG DSL Router that I got from Qwest in the last
few days. Behind this unit, I have a Linksys BEFVP41 VPN Router. I have
the Actiontec configured with the DMZ forwarding all incoming traffic to the
Linksys Router.
The Actiontec has been locking up on me a lot. It seems to be happening
when I establish more than one simultaneous IPSEC tunnel from the Linksys
router to multiple other Linksys VPN routers at remote locations. If I have
two tunnels open, the Actiontec has been locking up every 5 minutes.
When it locks up, nothing works. I can't ping the unit, connect to
wireless, etc.....
I am running the latest firmware (QW03-3.60.1.0.5.5-GT701-WG) that Qwest has
available.
Does this sound like a firmware issue or bad hardware? (Note: I replaced
the Actiontec with a CISCO 678 that I had lying around, which has been
working like a champ).
Thanks for the feedback,

Does it really matter if it's bad firmware or bad hardware? If you were
already to isolate the problem to this unit then just return it and get
something different. Why would you want a DSL Router when you have a
VPN router anyway? Get a boring old standard bridge device (aka modem)
with no fancy routing ability and let the VPN Router do the work.

[Mike Schumann]

That's my thinking exactly. The only reason I ended up with the Actiontec,
is that currently, that's what Qwest sends you.

Mike Schumann

"Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL"

Post by Mike Drechsler - SPAM PROTECTED EMAIL

Post by Mike Schumann
I have an Actiontec GT701-WG DSL Router that I got from Qwest in the last
few days. Behind this unit, I have a Linksys BEFVP41 VPN Router. I have
the Actiontec configured with the DMZ forwarding all incoming traffic to
the Linksys Router.
The Actiontec has been locking up on me a lot. It seems to be happening
when I establish more than one simultaneous IPSEC tunnel from the Linksys
router to multiple other Linksys VPN routers at remote locations. If I
have two tunnels open, the Actiontec has been locking up every 5 minutes.
When it locks up, nothing works. I can't ping the unit, connect to
wireless, etc.....
I am running the latest firmware (QW03-3.60.1.0.5.5-GT701-WG) that Qwest
has available.
Does this sound like a firmware issue or bad hardware? (Note: I
replaced the Actiontec with a CISCO 678 that I had lying around, which
has been working like a champ).
Thanks for the feedback,

Does it really matter if it's bad firmware or bad hardware? If you were
already to isolate the problem to this unit then just return it and get
something different. Why would you want a DSL Router when you have a VPN
router anyway? Get a boring old standard bridge device (aka modem) with
no fancy routing ability and let the VPN Router do the work.
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