Random reboots and wireless issues

[thormolecules]

I've been running 1.5.9 for a few weeks now on my Buffalo G300NH. Almost immediately I noticed that sometimes the wireless just cuts off. The indicator light on the router turns off, the network stops broadcasting, and everything just...drops.

I figured I could live with this so I would solve this problem by connecting via ssh and running 'wifi up'. Not a big deal.

However, more recently the router has just been randomly rebooting. There is no specific event that causes it (that I can think of). It just happens when it happens.

And over the past two weeks either one, the other, or both of these things happens at least once a day.

My config is pretty basic. The only package I've installed is iptables-mod-ipsec (issues were present before installation), and I have a few forwarding rules that point to my VPN server. No QOS or anything else.

So my question is, how do I go about troubleshooting this? Is there a log file somewhere that keeps track of what processes are causing the reboots and wireless issues? I hate to sound like a complainer, but this has been driving me nuts the past few days.

Any and all help is appreciated.

[BashfulBladder]

ssh in & issue:
logread

[thormolecules]

Is logread cleared every time the router reboots? I don't have any entries in there older than today.

[BashfulBladder]

the logfile is temporary & limited in size:

ps:
694 root 1508 S /sbin/syslogd -C16

busybox:syslogd:
-C[size(KiB)] Log to shared mem buffer (read it using logread)

[thormolecules]

I just want to say (if it helps anyone), after much frustration I went ahead and downgraded to 1.4.7 and it works BEAUTIFULLY. My d/l speeds over wireless scream (I get the full 50 Mbps) and I'm no longer having issues with the random reboots or wifi drops.

Fingers crossed, of course.

Now to satisfy my own curiosity, can anyone provide a technical background as to why this would happen under 1.5.9? I imagine there's some difference in the wifi drivers (among other things). Not to insult to the devs, I'm just curious.

I like to tinker....and stuff.

[mtr]

Gargoyle 1.4.7 is based on OpenWRT Backfire (http://wiki.openwrt.org/about/history#backfire.10.03)

Gargoyle 1.5.9 is based on OpenWRT Attitude Adjustment (http://wiki.openwrt.org/about/history#a ... ment.12.09)

Here is the changelog: http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... =changelog

[thormolecules]

Hmm, going over the change logs my best guess is that the newer version of the wifi driver may be the culprit. This is good info though.

Thanks a lot.