My Westell A90-9100EM15-10 router locks daily - HELP

[Ultragc]

Hi All,

In the past week, I had to reboot by Westell A90-9100EM15-10 router (Version:D) on a daily basis.  Can't connect whatsoever. . Here's my current network setup:

ONT----9100EM----NetgearGS108T Switch----DLink Dir825 (AP Mode)

9100EN:
- IP=192.168.1.1
- DHCP=On (range from 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.254)

Netgear GS108T:
- IP=192.168.1.2
- DHCP=Off

DLink DIR-825:
- Using as an Access Point
- IP=192.168.1.3
- DHCP=Off
- UPnP=Disabled

I have tried uplugging the router and switch one at a time and still have the issue. I am puzzled as to what can cause the router to hang. Any suggestions? Or, given the above layout, any recommendations as to the settings I should have?

Thanks

[dslr595148]

Did you get an message?

If so, was it - [61] Not Enough free memory to add a new connection?

http://forums.verizon.com/t5/FiOS-Internet/61-NAT-Error-Not-enough-free-memory-to-add-a-new-connecti...

^^

[Ultragc]

Thanks for the comment.  No I didn't get that.  I had to reboot the device to gain access.  After going to Monitoring and log... I see some entries in the log (see below).  Some of the message seems to be system related during reboot.  The others, i don't know.  A strange thing, I noticed, is that the date at the very beginning always show December 31... not sure why.

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Dec 21 08:50:18 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn Error resolving hostname: "255.255.255.255"
 
Dec 21 08:44:55 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn sys_if_ioctl_mii_execute:507: Both tried MII ioclts 8947/89F0 failed: Operation not supported.
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 21 08:44:55 2009]
Dec 21 08:31:38 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn DNS: unknown PTR name format
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 21 08:38:20 2009]
Dec 21 08:17:28 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn Error resolving hostname: "255.255.255.255"
 [repeated 7 times, last time on Dec 21 08:18:18 2009]
Dec 21 08:07:55 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn DNS: unknown PTR name format
 
Dec 21 08:07:18 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn rmt_upd_open failed
 
Dec 21 08:07:18 2009 System Log Message daemon.err Not a HTTP, HTTPS, FTP or TFTP url:
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 21 08:07:18 2009]
Dec 21 08:05:58 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn DNS: unknown PTR name format
 
Dec 21 08:05:50 2009 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
 
Dec 21 08:05:50 2009 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 IEEE 802.11: associated
 
Dec 21 08:05:50 2009 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 IEEE 802.11: deassociated
 
Dec 21 08:05:50 2009 System Log Message kern.warn ppa init
 
Dec 21 08:05:49 2009 System Log Message daemon.err Error connecting to host
 
Dec 21 08:05:49 2009 System Log Message daemon.info estream_connect_done 40: connection failed
 
Dec 21 08:05:44 2009 System Log Message kern.warn STP: eth0 exits blocking mode
 
Dec 21 08:05:36 2009 System Log Message daemon.warn DNS: unknown PTR name format
 
Dec 21 08:05:34 2009 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 WPA: group key handshake completed (RSN)
 
Dec 31 16:00:18 2002 System Log Message daemon.info TOD got new time 1261411532
 
Dec 31 16:00:17 2002 System Log Message daemon.warn rmt_upd_open failed
 
Dec 31 16:00:17 2002 System Log Message daemon.err Not a HTTP, HTTPS, FTP or TFTP url:
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 31 16:00:17 2002]
Dec 31 16:00:17 2002 System Log Message daemon.warn Error resolving hostname: "255.255.255.255"
 
Dec 31 16:00:17 2002 System Log Message daemon.warn CONNECTION LOG: WAN status changed from No Internet Connection to Connected, IP address=173.58.254.225
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Init IGMP proxy module
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Uninit IGMP proxy module
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.info eth1: link up, device will be up
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message kern.warn STP: eth0 enters blocking mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message kern.info device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message kern.warn eth0: change MAC from 00:23:97:4E:EA:5F to 00:23:FFFFFF97:4E:FFFFFFEA:5F
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message kern.info device eth0 left promiscuous mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.warn Failed to set device eth0 netmask: Cannot assign requested address

 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.info moca: LAN-en2210 is running at 1150 MHz

 
Dec 31 16:00:15 2002 System Log Message daemon.info LAN-en2210: link up, device will be up
 
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Init IGMP proxy module
 
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Uninit IGMP proxy module
 
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message kern.warn eth1: change MAC from 00:23:97:4E:EA:60 to 00:23:FFFFFF97:4E:FFFFFFEA:60
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 31 16:00:13 2002]
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message daemon.err WBA Entity reconfiguring kernel module.
 
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Protocol Auto Detect: created dhcp WAN client

 
Dec 31 16:00:13 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Protocol Auto Detect: found DHCP server

 
Dec 31 16:00:12 2002 System Log Message daemon.info dhcp_detect: DHCP server detected on dev eth1
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 IEEE 802.11: associated
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message daemon.info hostapd: ath0: STA 00:1f:3b:ae:27:d5 IEEE 802.11: deassociated
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message user.info syslog: Management Utility Started
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message authpriv.warn pluto[37]: including NAT-Traversal patch (Version 0.6c)
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message kern.warn STP: eth0 enters blocking mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message kern.info device ath0 entered promiscuous mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message daemon.info eth1: link up, device will be up
 
Dec 31 16:00:11 2002 System Log Message authpriv.info pluto[37]: RATELIMIT: 3 messages of type IPSec IKE packet reported 1 second(s) ago
 
Dec 31 16:00:10 2002 System Log Message daemon.warn Failed to set device ath0 netmask: Cannot assign requested address

 
Dec 31 16:00:08 2002 System Log Message kern.warn eth1: change MAC from 00:23:97:4E:EA:60 to 00:23:FFFFFF97:4E:FFFFFFEA:60
 
Dec 31 16:00:08 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Init IGMP proxy module
 
Dec 31 16:00:08 2002 System Log Message daemon.emerg syslog: sock_socket: created fd 5 for ip 0.0.0.0 port 0
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message daemon.info rg_system_argv:260: spawned PID 44
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message daemon.info rg_system_full:308: klipsdebug --none
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message daemon.info top device is eth1
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message daemon.info Auto Port Detect - Ethernet
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn eth1: change MAC from 00:20:DA:86:23:75 to 00:23:FFFFFF97:4E:FFFFFFEA:60
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn STP: eth0 enters blocking mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn eth0: change MAC from 00:20:DA:86:23:74 to 00:23:FFFFFF97:4E:FFFFFFEA:5F
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info Freeing modfs memory: 3172k freed
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn hw btn: USB over current using pin 1.10
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn hw btn: Easy WiFi using pin 0.6
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn hw btn: Reset using pin 0.3
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Initializing wba module
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info ifx_mps_register_callback(): is excuted!
 [repeated 3 times, last time on Dec 31 16:00:07 2002]
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn number of MPS entries 512
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn IPV4 device driver registered
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn ipsec_null_init(alg_type=15 alg_id=11 name=null): ret=0
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info RATELIMIT: 3 messages of type IPSec kernel packet reported 14 second(s) ago
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.notice Using Infineon DEU for MD5 algorithm (multiblock).
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.notice Using Infineon DEU for SHA1 algorithm (multiblock).
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.notice Using Infineon DEU for AES algorithm (multiblock).
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.notice Using Infineon DEU for DES algorithm (multiblock).
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Infineon DEU initialization.
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn load_cpu1: exiting
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn loading license key: Westell
 [repeated 2 times, last time on Dec 31 16:00:07 2002]
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn PPA API --- init successfully
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn IFX_MPS: using proc fs
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn (c) Copyright 2006, Infineon Technologies AG
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn TWINPASS-E MIPS24KEc MPS mailbox driver, Version 1.5.0
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn load_cpu1: Preparing kernel image of cpu1
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Algorithmics/MIPS FPU Emulator v1.5
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Mounting cramfs image at 'cramfs'
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info Freeing unused kernel memory: 4k freed
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.info Freeing init cramfs memory: 64k freed
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Mount of initial cramfs successful
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn VFS: Mounted root (tmpfs filesystem).
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn version 0.2.1 - built Aug 28 2008 18:53:34
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn Westell (MDIO-SPI) driver
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn ttyS1 at MEM 0xbe100c00 (irq = 9) is a IFX_ASC
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.warn ttyS0 at MEM 0xbe100400 (irq = 2) is a IFX_ASC
 
Dec 31 16:00:07 2002 System Log Message kern.notice 0x00000000-0x01000000 : "openrg"
 

[dslr595148]

Ok.

#1 There is a defult user name and password to the router.

You did change the password, to prevent other people from getting into the router?

#2 In the router go to Advanced -> UPnP.

This feature is turned off, right?

[Ultragc]

I have already changed  the default admin passwords.

As with the UPnP, I left it at default.  That is needed.

[spacedebris]

The upnp system is not needed in most cases. Especially when you are running another router behind it (assuming your other devices are connected to your second router)

And the upnp is the cause of most of the lockup issues with both the actiontec and westell routers. If it stays on, you likly will continue to have issues. Your better off leaving the upnp system off and just using the verizon router like a modem and let your other devices take over the networking issues.