Wireless Router Recomendations
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I had a DLink DL713P for a couple of years until it expired; heat exhaustion I think, it did always did get flakey when it got warm. Replaced that with a Belkin which has performed flawlessly ever since.
I have also had success with Linksys kit, which I used to hook up the offices of a company I was involved with a couple of years ago.
I have also had success with Linksys kit, which I used to hook up the offices of a company I was involved with a couple of years ago.
falcemob said:
Have you tried any firmware updates?
Yup, keep it all up to date, but makes no difference, it will work fine for weeks at a time, then fall over and be a complete dog for a day or so, then work fine again, no obvious reason, but bloody annoying when I rely on it for work.
Thats bizarre - i bought the 624 yesterday becuase my shitty belkin one was doing the same !
Trust me you are better off with the netgear regardless of it dropping off. Signal is better and the web based admin is infinately better !!!
Its a fact of life that wireless drops off at the moment and i dont think a new router will sort it to be honest.
Trust me you are better off with the netgear regardless of it dropping off. Signal is better and the web based admin is infinately better !!!
Its a fact of life that wireless drops off at the moment and i dont think a new router will sort it to be honest.
99% of the time if the wireless drops you can fix it either by config tweaks or eliminating interference...manufacturers dont deliberately make these things so they drop !...theres usually a reason.
The problem is that you need to know what you are doing and understand how they work to troubleshoot them...which is a little difficult when you are on the phone to a foreign call centre
The problem is that you need to know what you are doing and understand how they work to troubleshoot them...which is a little difficult when you are on the phone to a foreign call centre
deva link said:That was the problem with the DLink router of mine which eventually expired. I cured the imtermittant drop outs by standing it on an upturned wire in[tray, so it had plenty of air flow. Cured the dropouts completely.
I have an SMC router that gets very warm. Make sure there's free airflow all around the unit - I stand mine on a stapler lying on its side. If I use the stapler and don't put it back under the router then it crashes.
deva link said:
I have an SMC router that gets very warm. Make sure there's free airflow all around the unit - I stand mine on a stapler lying on its side. If I use the stapler and don't put it back under the router then it crashes.
The Netgear is standing vertically, as I felt this would give it the best air flow. It's been good again all over the weekend. Just wish I could figure out what changes to make it topple over.
It's the LAN/wireless that falls over, the net connection is fine. The silly thing is the software says it has a good signal etc, but just won't connect/stay connected when it plays up.
I also agree what was said about the foreign call centres, when I had the first router, which turned out to be duff, I had trouble getting them to understand what I was saying when giving my name, never mind trying to explain the problem and symptoms.
>> Edited by FrenchTVR on Tuesday 28th February 08:09
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