Comments on: What Causes A Router To Fail? http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ed Fair http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-24458 Ed Fair Thu, 14 May 2009 03:20:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/#comment-24458 Funny that the question should come up now. I'm 3 days into life with a replacement Belkin F5D5230. Things started slowing down a couple of weeks ago but we lived with the problem for a while. Things sometimes are a little slow with multiple machines and some on a 10B2 segment feeding through a couple of Artisoft hubs so it wasn't that obvious. There was also the issue of Panda Internet Security doing its things in the background. About a week ago I swapped the speedstream DSL unit out. The existing one was an ebay purchase that was shipped with insufficient packing and the case has a hole and possible internal damage although it has been working for about 2 months. No difference. Starting last Friday I pulled Panda off the main machine which was direct 100 to the router. Still the pits. Ended up putting up another system, direct to a different speedstream using PPOE to see what the AT&T could do. Direct connection gave the full download and upload I'm paying for. Went back direct to the primary speedstream and it was OK. Threw the router back into the mix and was back at about 1/20th the speed using the speakeasy speed test as my gauge. Rset the router both possible ways. Reloaded the setups. No differences. Haven't tried a reload of firmware yet, I have multiple routers I can use if this one gives up. Funny that the question should come up now. I’m 3 days into life with a replacement Belkin F5D5230.

Things started slowing down a couple of weeks ago but we lived with the problem for a while. Things sometimes are a little slow with multiple machines and some on a 10B2 segment feeding through a couple of Artisoft hubs so it wasn’t that obvious. There was also the issue of Panda Internet Security doing its things in the background.

About a week ago I swapped the speedstream DSL unit out. The existing one was an ebay purchase that was shipped with insufficient packing and the case has a hole and possible internal damage although it has been working for about 2 months. No difference. Starting last Friday I pulled Panda off the main machine which was direct 100 to the router. Still the pits. Ended up putting up another system, direct to a different speedstream using PPOE to see what the AT&T could do. Direct connection gave the full download and upload I’m paying for. Went back direct to the primary speedstream and it was OK. Threw the router back into the mix and was back at about 1/20th the speed using the speakeasy speed test as my gauge.

Rset the router both possible ways. Reloaded the setups. No differences. Haven’t tried a reload of firmware yet, I have multiple routers I can use if this one gives up.

]]> By: mail http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-24433 mail Wed, 13 May 2009 15:02:25 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/#comment-24433 I used aztech DSL600E before and find my internet connection too slow. After I replaced with new D link DSL520T only I find that my ISP is actually suck. I used aztech DSL600E before and find my internet connection too slow. After I replaced with new D link DSL520T only I find that my ISP is actually suck.

]]> By: Steve Stone http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-24426 Steve Stone Wed, 13 May 2009 12:54:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/#comment-24426 I have an older Netgear DG834G router that runs alot cooler if it is run in a vertical position rather then being laid flat on a shelf. Airflow is just better. I have an older Netgear DG834G router that runs alot cooler if it is run in a vertical position rather then being laid flat on a shelf. Airflow is just better.

]]> By: Floyd Bufkin http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-24424 Floyd Bufkin Wed, 13 May 2009 12:41:52 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/what-causes-a-router-to-fail/#comment-24424 A thunderstorm took out my client's DSL Modem and router. Good idea to unhook them during a thunderstorm. A thunderstorm took out my client’s DSL Modem and router. Good idea to unhook them during a thunderstorm.

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