[kwlug-disc] Router dying?

[Raymond Chen]

I got an Smart RG router from my ISP. It'd been working ok until I
connected a new tv box to it through wifi. Connections of all devices were
lost every few minutes. And if I turned off the tv box, it became normal
again.

It turned out having nothing to do with the new device. I connected a
Raspberry PI to the router's USB port to get power supply, which drove the
capacity of the router near the edge, one more connected device tipped it
right off the top...

My lesson leanrt: do not use the router to do anything other than wifi and
connecting to Internet (unless you have a premium expensive model).

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 5:23 AM, Sandeep Johri <sandeepjohri at rogers.com>
wrote:

> I have a DLink (DIR655 - 2+ years old) as my 'main' router - it is
> connected to the cable modem / router.  I also have a Linksys (WRT54GS -
> 5+ years old) also connected to the cable model / router running DDWrt
> which manages a gaming PC including the related QOS and our 'guest
> wifi'.  I have a third DLink (5+ years old - serving as a repeater /
> range extender) in our bedroom upstairs where the wifi signal from my
> main router doesn't reach.  It is connected using powerline adapters
> (DLink) to the main router.  I have disabled the cable modem / router wifi.
>
> I've found both DLink and Linksys routers that I'm using to be very
> reliable.  I do however need to restart my main DLink router every
> month or so - unfortunately the stock firmware doesn't include a
> scheduled restart feature.
>
> The above set-up suports Windows (office laptops), linux (home PCs /
> laptops) android, blackberry, apple IPADs / IPODs (assuming that's IOS)
> and an HP OfficeJet connected via an ethernet cable and any device that
> my friends or my kids friends bring.
>
> I have tried a few other brands that were cheaper however had issues
> where certain devices wouldn't connect, restarts were required
> frequently (one required it daily - and it couldn't be configured) and
> the throughput would deteriorate significantly if several devices were
> connected at once.  Hence I would caution against using price as a key
> parameter as the related issues may make the purchase less worthwhile.
> As shown by the age of my routers - my knowledge is a bit dated.
>
> My 2 cents.....
>
> From:
> Sandeep Johri
>
> On 19/06/15 06:10 PM, Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) wrote:
> >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 11:55 AM, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Linksys WRT1900ac ($250)
> >> TP-Link WDR4300 ($80)
> > I’ve got the WRT1900AC. It’s pretty badass looking, although that wasn’t
> why I bought it.
> >
> > Simultaneous dual channel, external antennas, USB and eSATA ports. This
> thing pretty much has it all, and that’s with the stock firmware.  It’s
> been pretty solid in the last 3ish months or so that I’ve had it. The USB
> sharing works reasonably well, although it seems to have an issue with OSX
> Yosemite. 10.9 works, 10.10 doesn’t, but Linksys is actually working with
> me to try to resolve it which is great news.
> >
> > -A.
> >
> >
> >
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