DD-WRT Firmware for Linsys WRT54G 2.2

I had this Linsys WRT54G 2.2 wireles/LAN Router for almost 3 years now and yet I have not been able to make it work for my internet access.  The router acts as a gateway for my internet access (PC and laptop) and is connected to my DSL router(Zyxel Prestige 643)on static IP.  When connected initially I get a streaming net connection but after a few idle minutes, my net connection is gone. I couldn’t even ping my IP and DNS. So I tried these solutions and how they fared:

Surviving Vista Home Premium

I just bought a new Acer Aspire 2707Z with Vista Home Premium and my brain is still bogged by how am I suppose to subdue this OS. I’ve been used to Windows XP SP2 and when I migrated to Vista, everything was so fucked up. I admit XP SP2 is the more stable of all Windows OS distribution but sometimes, it’s hard to do simple things with your computers running such OSes.

In vista, its all about complicating things and not doing anything.  Taken that it was built for non techie users out there, I wonder how these non techies would be able to overcome such incredulous pop ups and guides that ultimately says “Windows cannot diagnose/fix your problem so it will disable your device”! Whadda frack???

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Login Error xxxxxxx

Frustration bring out the worst in me. I often end up in a near consuming exasperation. Like this yahoo messenger log in 9.0 error  that says I cannot log in and I should try again some other time.  Great!!!The moronic advice did everything  but help. For days now I’ve been trying out the various solutions yahoo messenger techies offered- from downloading the newest fix/version, changing my proxy settings, checking my firewalls, making sure my password is correct (I can access my mails) to scanning my pc for malwares, trojans and viruses. But, nothing worked thanks to the ym blog advice.