wireless router

[03HiYoSilver]

I use a D-Link (model DI524) 802.11g wireless router that I bought for my kid when she went to school 10 years ago. It cost me $10 at Best Buy on clearance. It's been working fine all that time and gets plenty of use every day. We have 4 computers and a printer all using that $10 router at the same time.

I wonder if the newer technologies generate more heat and burn themselves out faster.

Well I really think it is Quantity vs Quality now, and now made mainly from you know where.

With the Hardware Profit (razor thin) margins dropping each year...emphasis is sadly based on Quantity and is offered with the Throw Away mentality.

I have mostly older hardware, not made in you know where, and it is lasting/holding up for maaaany years and don't look forward to the New Replacements.

 

[FJRay]

Took it off the shelf where it lives and cleaned it up. It doesn't come apart so I can't change a batt. It is in a cool if not cold location. It has already dropped out twice this morning so I think a new one is in order and this one will become a target. I just need to decide on caliber for the execution.

 

[dustyrains]

Bit Rot.

 

[Mount Rainier]

I have a NETGEAR router that has preformed flawlessly for 8 years. Recently, on a few occasions, I would have to restart it which seemed odd. Watched to see if there was a pattern and low and behold, when I would turn on my Netbook while it is setting within two - three feet of the router it would nock the router out. I have a PC hardwired to the router and use the wireless connection for the Netbook. The PC continues to maintain a internet conection but the wireless connection is lost requiring a reset of the router.

If I start the Netbook outside of that range, no issues at all. With all the gadgets in play these days wireless connections can be interfered with by using one or more of them within a certain distance of the other.

While writing this, I just powered up my Netbook and deliberately placed it within the trouble zone and the router has lock-up and now must be restarted.

Keep Going!

 

[Bluestreek]

mine was doing the same thing. Replaced it with a linskys E-3000. All is well and every one is happy again.

 

[FordBoy33]

I have always used Linksys, and have their WRT54G currently. Mine is a few years old and on a UPS, but I was having a similar problem as the OP: wireless would just quit every so often and a power reset would help. Just on a whim, I updated the firmware, and in the last few weeks, I haven't seen any more issues.

 

[FJRay]

Problem solved I think. Just beat it with money. I needed a modem/router combination and Best Buy was nice enough to take my money. Seems to be working fine. Time will tell. :yahoo:

 

[TomInPA]

I just bought a Dlink DIR 655 wireless N router on Saturday from Fry's. They matched the Amazon.com price, and it really created a good connection every where from the wife's computer to the Blu-Ray streaming video. The AT&T b-g router was really crap for range and reliability. Putting the new DLink router in the loop fixed the problem for me.

Glad you found a solution.

 

[03HiYoSilver]

Here's some info from this link that my clarify some problems:

https://help.unc.edu/6430

"Related to this issue is the fact that since Wi-Fi uses non-licensed frequencies, you might see wireless equipment other than Wi-Fi devices using those same frequencies, particularly cordless phones. Most cordless phones operate on one of three different frequencies: 900MHz, 2.4GHz, and 5GHz. Amazingly enough, 802.11b/g operates at 2.4GHz and 802.11a operates at 5GHz. Significant radio frequency interface can occur, so coordinate your Wi-Fi deployment carefully with any cordless phone deployment."

"I hope this helps your neighborhood to have a better quality of home network performance. And remember, if you have problems, try upgrading your router firmware.

Jim Gogan - Information Technology Services (ITS)"

 

[FJRay]

My neighborhood consists of three other houses and the Deschutes National forest.