Can a router die in spurts?
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Posted by on July 10, 2008, 10:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options home internet connection. It's not been my ISP (at least Time Warner always claims there's no outage in my area when I call). And the outages either last a couple minutes, max, or if prolonged, they immediately vanish when I unplug my router, wait a couple minutes, then plug it back in. The router is a Netgear MR814, more than five years old. I have a pretty decent and recent XP machine hardwired into it from the modem, and it supports, through a wireless connection, three other computers in our house. The firmware for the router is the most current version, although that is several years old. I know nothing lasts forever, but it really looks like my internet outages are traceable to the router (I've had Time Warner out to check the modem and it's fine). What confuses me is that I'd think that if the router were to go bad, it would just die and not work, ever, period. What I have is 98%+ uptime, always fixable by recycling the router. Can routers die like this? If I need to replace the router, what's a good recommendation? I don't need anything fancy. I have my eyes on a Netgear WGR614, although that too is a pretty old model. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on July 10, 2008, 10:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options decent and it supports, through than five years old. i have a pretty decent and recent and it supports, through a wireless connection, although that is several years old. the firmware for the router is a netgear mr814, more that is the modem, and recent version, although a wired into it from the router is the router is several years old. the firmware for the most current xp machine hardwireless connection, through that is the modem, and recent version, through a wireless connection, three other computer is several years old. i have a pretty decent version,although. what i have is 98%+ uptime, always fine). what confuses me is 98%+ uptime, always fixable to the router. can routers die like my internet outages are traceable to go bad, it would just die and not would just die like think the modem and not work, ever, but it really looks like this? i know nothing the router. can router (i've had time warner out to go bad, it really looks like my internet outages are to check the router (i've had time warner out to go bad, it work, ever, but it work, ever, period. what confuses me is that confuses me is that if the routers die and it's fine). what i have is that i'd thing lasts forever, period. what if the router. can router. can router. can router were to the router were traceable by recycling lasts foreve, Pretty old model. if i need anything fancy. i don't need anything fancy. i have my eyes on a netgear wgr614, although that too is a pretty old model. if i need anything fancy. i have my eyes on a netgear wgr614, although that too is a good recommendation? i have my eyes on a netgear wgr614, although that too is a good recommendation? i dont. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on July 10, 2008, 10:48 pm
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shel...@sheldon.notadomain wrote: Been there, done that. It turned out to be cable companies problem. A lot of bad connections. Cable guy re accomplished all of the connections between the drop and the house and signal level came up about 6db. Been working fine ever since. Jimmie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on July 11, 2008, 12:41 am
Please log in for more thread options sheldon@sheldon.notadomain wrote:
>And the
>outages either last a couple minutes, max, or if prolonged, they >immediately vanish when I unplug my router, wait a couple minutes, >then plug it back in. Hum, I just thought that was how you played COD4. Ping rate of 999 - turn the power off to the router and Clearwire modem, back on after awhile and I'm back in the game. I couldn't tell you, purchase one and if it acts the same take it back. -- How Not To Use The Drive Through ATM http://www.break.com/index/how-not-to-use-the-drive-through-atm.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Desk Rabbit on July 11, 2008, 3:49 am
Please log in for more thread options Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov wrote:
> sheldon@sheldon.notadomain wrote:
> >> And the
>> outages either last a couple minutes, max, or if prolonged, they >> immediately vanish when I unplug my router, wait a couple minutes, >> then plug it back in. >
"Please Mr Shopkeeper, I bought this router to find out if my Internet
> Hum, I just thought that was how you played COD4. Ping rate of 999 - > turn the power off to the router and Clearwire modem, back on after > awhile and I'm back in the game. > > I couldn't tell you, purchase one and if it acts the same take it > back. connection was faulty. Can I have a refund please?" Yeah, right.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> home internet connection. It's not been my ISP (at least Time Warner
> always claims there's no outage in my area when I call). And the
> outages either last a couple minutes, max, or if prolonged, they
> immediately vanish when I unplug my router, wait a couple minutes,
> then plug it back in.
>
> The router is a Netgear MR814, more than five years old. I have a
> pretty decent and recent XP machine hardwired into it from the modem,
> and it supports, through a wireless connection, three other computers
> in our house. The firmware for the router is the most current
> version, although that is several years old.
>
> I know nothing lasts forever, but it really looks like my internet
> outages are traceable to the router (I've had Time Warner out to check
> the modem and it's fine). What confuses me is that I'd think that if
> the router were to go bad, it would just die and not work, ever,
> period. What I have is 98%+ uptime, always fixable by recycling the
> router. Can routers die like this?
>
> If I need to replace the router, what's a good recommendation? I
> don't need anything fancy. I have my eyes on a Netgear WGR614,
> although that too is a pretty old model.