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Topic: Router keeps rebooting

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Every so often I lose my wifi signal and a few seconds later it comes back. I know the router has rebooted because when I login to the router I see the uptime is only a minute to a few seconds.

The installed packages I have are:
Uninstall    base-files    9    OpenWrt filesystem structure and scripts
Uninstall    base-files-brcm    2    Board/architecture specific files
Uninstall    bridge    1.0.6-1    Ethernet bridging tools
Uninstall    busybox    1.00-5    Core utilities for embedded Linux systems
Uninstall    dnsmasq    2.35-1    A lightweight DNS and DHCP server
Uninstall    dropbear    0.48.1-1    a small SSH 2 server/client designed for small memory environments.
Uninstall    haserl    0.8.0-1    a CGI wrapper to embed shell scripts in HTML documents
Uninstall    ipkg    0.99.149-2    lightweight package management system
Uninstall    iptables    1.3.3-2    The netfilter firewalling software for IPv4
Uninstall    iwlib    28.pre7-1    Library for setting up WiFi cards using the Wireless Extension
Uninstall    kernel    2.4.30-brcm-5   
Uninstall    kismet-client    2007-01-R1a-1    Kismet client
Uninstall    kismet-server    2007-01-R1a-1    Kismet server
Uninstall    kmod-brcm-wl    2.4.30-brcm-5    Proprietary driver for Broadcom Wireless chipsets
Uninstall    kmod-cifs    2.4.30-brcm-5    Kernel modules for CIFS support
Uninstall    kmod-diag    2.4.30-brcm-5    Kernel modules for LEDs and buttons
Uninstall    kmod-ipt-nat-default    2.4.30-brcm-5    Default Netfilter (IPv4) NAT kernel modules for special protocols
Uninstall    kmod-switch    2.4.30-brcm-1    switch driver for robo/admtek switch
Uninstall    kmod-wlcompat    2.4.30-brcm-4    Compatibility module for using the Wireless Extension with broadcom's wl
Uninstall    libgcc    3.4.4-10    GCC support library
Uninstall    libmatrixssl    1.2.4-1    an embedded SSL implementation
Uninstall    libncurses    5.2-8    Terminal handling library
Uninstall    libpcap    0.9.4-1    a low-level packet capture library
Uninstall    libpthread    0.9.27-1    POSIX threads library
Uninstall    matrixtunnel    0.2-1    The SSL tunnel based on matrixssl
Uninstall    mtd    5    Tool for modifying the flash chip
Uninstall    nas    3.90.37-17    Proprietary Broadcom WPA Authenticator/Supplicant
Uninstall    ntpclient    2003_194-2    NTP client for setting system time from NTP servers.
Uninstall    nvram    1    NVRAM utility and libraries for Broadcom hardware
Uninstall    uclibc    0.9.27-9    Standard C library for embedded Linux systems
Uninstall    uclibcxx    0.2.1-1    C++ library for embedded systems
Uninstall    webif    0.3-8    An HTTP administrative console for OpenWrt.
Uninstall    webif    0.3-6   
Uninstall    wificonf    6    Replacement utility for wlconf
Uninstall    wireless-tools    28.pre7-1    Tools for setting up WiFi cards using the Wireless Extension

I've disabled kismet and disabled the network fileshare that I had setup, but this rebooting issue still persists. I've also scanned over syslog and haven't found anything to indicate a problem, although I can post it if that would help.

Any ideas what could be the problem?

thanks

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