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Old 05-08-2009, 06:08 PM
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damn router!

piece of crap is dropping me every like 5 minutes now. The only changes I have made to my comp have been go to panera and use their wifi and then install Adobe CS3... that is it.

Im about to office space the pos router

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Old 05-08-2009, 06:27 PM
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Old 05-08-2009, 06:34 PM
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you need a blog
I think this is just his way of calling out for computer help.
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Old 05-08-2009, 07:03 PM
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What brand/model?



Have you updated the firmware?
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Old 05-08-2009, 07:42 PM
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Buy a Netgear Prosafe FVS114....with the latest firmware they are probably the most stable router/firewall I have ever used. Its wired only, but if I need wireless I just add an access point. As of right now mine has been up for about 82 days. (since I last unplugged stuff to do some electrical work)....it never locks up, ever.


I'll take a guess and say the one you are currently using is either a Linksys or a D-link....right?
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Old 05-08-2009, 08:05 PM
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piece of crap is dropping me every like 5 minutes now. The only changes I have made to my comp have been go to panera and use their wifi and then install Adobe CS3... that is it.

Im about to office space the pos router
Wow, I really regret reading "panera" because I want to go and have the Italian combo now, thanks TheDon lol j/k

What brand is the router?
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Old 05-08-2009, 09:02 PM
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Buy a Netgear Prosafe FVS114....with the latest firmware they are probably the most stable router/firewall I have ever used. Its wired only, but if I need wireless I just add an access point. As of right now mine has been up for about 82 days. (since I last unplugged stuff to do some electrical work)....it never locks up, ever.


I'll take a guess and say the one you are currently using is either a Linksys or a D-link....right?
Never had any issue with my linksys. It's run up to 6 months without being powered off or reset.

I have had issues with other netgear stuff, so I'm a little wary of them now.
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Old 05-08-2009, 10:52 PM
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Cisco...



Valuepoint Access Points...
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Old 05-08-2009, 10:58 PM
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its a 5 year old netgear... I did update the firmware like 6 months ago. might be time again
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Old 05-09-2009, 01:52 AM
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I don't trust the home-level stuff from most any brand, even netgear.....thats why I use the small business class stuff. The one I recommended is actually a small business VPN firewall....likely why it performs so much better.
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Old 05-09-2009, 02:11 AM
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I don't trust the home-level stuff from most any brand, even netgear.....thats why I use the small business class stuff. The one I recommended is actually a small business VPN firewall....likely why it performs so much better.
Ehhh, I use enterprise level stuff at home. Nothing like a good 1 watt Access Point to make sure you get WiFi all across the house.



Maybe thats why I never have problems...


I have had problems with pretty much all the small business networking stuff.
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Old 05-09-2009, 02:30 AM
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For some reason when I read the title, I was thinking you were building furniture and having problems with your router.

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Old 05-09-2009, 02:37 AM
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Ehhh, I use enterprise level stuff at home. Nothing like a good 1 watt Access Point to make sure you get WiFi all across the house.



Maybe thats why I never have problems...


I have had problems with pretty much all the small business networking stuff.
Nothing wrong with that. Enterprise class is always good! But Pricey $tuff.
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Old 05-09-2009, 01:58 PM
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I don't bother with the enterprise stuff, because technology changes fast enough that consumer-level stuff doesn't break for me before it is obsolete. For example, I have a perfectly-functioning B router, but it doesn't do newer encryption protocols so it is useless. I also have a whole bunch of 10 and 100Mbps hubs and switches that are next to useless for me, since I only have a few 100Mbps interfaces around here and they all plug into Gig-E switches. Before you know it, 10Gig-E will be out in affordable, consumer-level equipment and I'll have 10Gig-E and a few obsolete Gig-E switches.

I have good luck with Cisco/Linksys routers. I use D-link ethernet switches, because they have always preformed flawlessly (but they are not as fast as enterprise-level equipment).
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Old 05-09-2009, 02:12 PM
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Get a used Linksys Wrt-54GS/L and load hyperwrt or dd-wrt the opensource firmware will make your $100 router a $600 router, sorry iWrock but enterprise gear at home is silly unless the gear is free.

5 years on a router is not a bad life span.

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