[kwlug-disc] need a new router -- which one?

[B.S.]

Any chance you just changed (PDA) devices?

New Android phones turned out to do what you describe on a current 
router. Chipset incompatibility. DEEPLY annoying. Also turned out a 
Cisco router that replaced it was buggy (for many, it turned out), also 
deeply annoying, to all sleuth out.

Given that experience, one insight that occurred to us is: First, how 
many devices and what are their capabilities (e.g. multi-band, 
multi-path (?)) - let that drive your specs.

e.g. Turned out my new (now rather old) shiny laptop 802.11n only does n 
on 2.4GHz not 5GHz, so expensive shiny new dual-band router some years 
back has been mostly wasted. <sigh>

Bear in mind, for most routers to get the max. speed you have to also 
buy their companion usb dongles / cards / whatever, so be careful to 
cost any such in when you consider how much you'll have to spend.

Your PDA may determine which band / how many channels, and how many 
devices may determine how many pair bands you want. e.g. 3 external 
antennas needed, or does one do, or ???

kijiji may be your friend here. And Inssider. (I forget the Linux 
equivalent.)

In my brother's case, some of his interference problems were solved by 
turning off 2.4GHZ (in favour of 5GHz only), and by buying a DECT 6.0 
cordless phone.


On 12/03/2014 02:44 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> Do you have OpenWRT on it?
> If not, then try flashing OpenWRT 14.07 Barrier Breaker on it and see
> if the problem persists (at least you will know if it is hardware)
>
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:32 PM, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My TP-Link WDR4300 (N750, dual-band) is acting up,
>>      - dropping wifi connection, soon after getting IP, then repeat
>>      - internet throughput goes up and down, like sine wave
>>      - throughput chokes every 2min for about 10sec
>>
>> So, I could get the same one, or try something different.
>>
>> 1. Does anyone have Linksys WRT54GL ?  It's single-band N300, but on
>>      sale for $30 at CC.  It may be well supported, but my experience
>>      with regular WRT54G (single-band, G54) is that it's slow.
>>
>> 2. Which dual-band router do you have?
>> --
>> William
>>
>>
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