My connection problems.... help me please ...555..

OK, now I almost surely IDed problem: it should be my router.

My router is a D-Link 604. I followed the instruction to set it as:
Dynamic IP address
Clone MAC address

And in control panel, I set Network Connection: LAN connection1 as automatic detect.

Then it is sometimes ok, sometimes with packet loss rate above 5% (net becomes quite choppy at this level) and at worst time, upto 60% loss (literally useless).

Then what I did is this: I unplug the cable from the router and directly plugged into the wall jack. And reset my network connection using ISP provided IP, DNS..etc. numbers. Then wonder happens, for very long time (days) the connection is perfect, fast and smooth (ping
Question:
1) what is wrong with my router? Or what did I do wrong with it?
2) If I buy a new router, will it solve the problem?
3) If I am going to buy a new one (wired, I don ot like wireless ones), do you guys have any recommendation? :)
4) With or without a new router, what should I do when I am configuring them?
(I have to use a router, because there is my wife's computer I need to connect to the same network.)

Thank you very much!!

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• try to update the firmware for your router. -DjTer- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 11:43:25

• OK... :) will update you with what happens. -idiot94- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 12:34:04

• dlink604口碑不一，我有一个旧的用得还可以 -Big-Mac- ♂ (408 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 12:55:04

• how to filter and protect? I will look up AirLink101 AR504.. -idiot94- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 13:11:57

• 基本上router就像一个单向的开关，你可以访问外面的世界 -Big-Mac- ♂ (76 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 13:40:19

• OK, what should I do to achieve that effect then? Or I do not -idiot94- ♂ (23 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 14:04:19

• router全包了，你只要买一个就可以了，linksys的牌子也不错。 -Big-Mac- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 15:21:35

• And bigmac, where did you buy it? I cannot find AR504.. -idiot94- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 14:40:26

• i ordered it from a local store. -Big-Mac- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 21:17:18

• OMG...it is getting just nicer and nicer. I just bought a new -idiot94- ♂ (327 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 21:49:33

• Router是个简单东西，不容易坏，可能还是设置问题 -Big-Mac- ♂ (34 bytes) () 07/02/2008 postreply 07:00:25

• 基本上根ROUTER没有太大的关系，ROUTER只是负责发送和接收包，真正的问题是你的ISP!! -Logitechmx510- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 13:50:32

• 回复：基本上根ROUTER没有太大的关系，ROUTER只是负责发送和接收包，真正的问题是你的ISP!! -Logitechmx510- ♂ (62 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 13:51:57

• then how are we going to explain the case that whenver I -idiot94- ♂ (110 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 14:05:20

• oh,well, I figure my router is entirely dead now.. I swing -idiot94- ♂ (181 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 14:28:26

• and j&r has this thing: it is not called a router, but will it -idiot94- ♂ (50 bytes) () 07/01/2008 postreply 14:44:02

• OK, now it seems to work :) -idiot94- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/02/2008 postreply 11:22:29