PromoTheRobot Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 I've had to replace my router every 6 months or so. Is it normal for them to go bad this fast? I tried all the major brands: Cisco/Linksys, Belkin, Netgear. They all start sputtering after a while. Any ideas or suggestions? PTR
BuffaloBill Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Try using them on wood not cast iron. Does seem a little crazy to go through them that fast.
PromoTheRobot Posted September 12, 2013 Author Posted September 12, 2013 Try using them on wood not cast iron. Does seem a little crazy to go through them that fast. A little shop humor?
BuffaloBill Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 A little shop humor? Yep ... Many of the youngins around here wouldn't have picked it up.
Buftex Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 PTR- I have had the same router for about 8 years...it still works fine...what are you doing to yours?
Just Jack Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Yep ... Many of the youngins around here wouldn't have picked it up. I admit, it took me a minute. Promo - have you tried putting it on a surge protector or battery backup? I've had mine for years, D-Link I think is the brand, and it's still going strong.
PromoTheRobot Posted September 12, 2013 Author Posted September 12, 2013 We did have a bad lightning storm here a week ago. That could be part of the problem. But I do have everything on surge protectors.
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) PTR- I have had the same router for about 8 years...it still works fine...what are you doing to yours? Yeah... Mine has been going on 4 years. Don't jinx me now! Mine is a Motorola SurfBoard... Mine is on a UPS... I have noticed that I can't get it to encrypt data @ times... WiFi Light is orange not green... BUT it seems faster! I do have it secured & protected. We did have a bad lightning storm here a week ago. That could be part of the problem. But I do have everything on surge protectors. Aren't you a radio operator? Where is that rig located? Edited September 12, 2013 by ExiledInIllinois
Marv's Neighbor Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Too much porn can wear them out faster.
BuffaloBill Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 A little shop humor? Do they even have shop class in schools anymore? Likely it has been replaced with computer lab.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) I've had to replace my router every 6 months or so. Is it normal for them to go bad this fast? I tried all the major brands: Cisco/Linksys, Belkin, Netgear. They all start sputtering after a while. Any ideas or suggestions? PTR It's definitely not normal because a router should last several years at a minimum with the only issue being obsolescence. Perhaps you should look into the purchase of a Power Conditioner/Surge Protector with Battery Backup. Edited September 12, 2013 by 26CornerBlitz
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Do they even have shop class in schools anymore? Likely it has been replaced with computer lab. Gotta get shop @ home now for the most part! My son's high school is college prep. Probably why most don't know their azz from their elbow... Let alone a wood router! Same w/home economics. When we went to school, boys had to take home ec too! Girls took shop... Called it: Industrial Arts Remember 7th grade would be photography tied into printing (offset, rubber stamps, etc..) and other graphic arts... Computers most certainly killed that! I still make the note pads of paper @ work in a vice w/rubber cement... LoL... Screw GSA... LoL.. 8th grade was wood shop. 9th grade was metal/plactic shop... Forming, welding, etc...
Just Jack Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Gotta get shop @ home now for the most part! My son's high school is college prep. Probably why most don't know their azz from their elbow... Let alone a wood router! Same w/home economics. When we went to school, boys had to take home ec too! Girls took shop... I took "shop" in college, they called it Manufacturing Processes... http://www.alfredstate.edu/catalog/10388.htm
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 I took "shop" in college, they called it Manufacturing Processes... http://www.alfredstate.edu/catalog/10388.htm Yep. I think 9th grade for me was an elective. In West Seneca, it was Material, Metals, & Forming or something. Did all sorts of things from welding to plastics... Go figure, I went on to get a BA @ UB and then work in the field I do now! LoL... Anyway, it paid off for a lot I do. Everything is in-house, so we do all our own heavy maintenance like welding and cutting, etc...
Pete Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 I have a Belkin and have had issues. There customer service department is good, but even they are stumped. My main computer will lose connection for no apparent reason. I call Belkin, we change settings and I am back up and running. Well we did this several times, and my computer can no longer connect wirelessly. But the computer down the hall has a great connection. After days, and many calls, and many frustrations, I finally gave up and hard wired that computer
/dev/null Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Not normal at all. Are you putting them on a power strip or battery backup, or directly into the wall? Are you using a modem/router combo or are you using a router separate from the cable/dsl modem?
26CornerBlitz Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 I have a Belkin and have had issues. There customer service department is good, but even they are stumped. My main computer will lose connection for no apparent reason. I call Belkin, we change settings and I am back up and running. Well we did this several times, and my computer can no longer connect wirelessly. But the computer down the hall has a great connection. After days, and many calls, and many frustrations, I finally gave up and hard wired that computer Is the router FW up to date?
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) I have a Belkin and have had issues. There customer service department is good, but even they are stumped. My main computer will lose connection for no apparent reason. I call Belkin, we change settings and I am back up and running. Well we did this several times, and my computer can no longer connect wirelessly. But the computer down the hall has a great connection. After days, and many calls, and many frustrations, I finally gave up and hard wired that computer What about the computer's WiFi card? There are two sides of the equation? I mentioned how I can only get mine to work w/unencrpted data... I think it works better. Have you pressed the sync button... I don't know too much about this but, I can't get mine to connect any other way... Edited September 12, 2013 by ExiledInIllinois
26CornerBlitz Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 What about the computer's WiFi card? There are two sides of the equation? I mentioned how I can only get mine to work w/unencrpted data... I think it works better. Have you pressed the sync button... I don't know too much about this but, I can't get mine to connect any other way... Wireless with no security enabled?
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 Wireless with no security enabled? No. I have security on it... Even mac filtering... From what I understand it just doesn't encrypt the data zooming through the air? It is really a mystery to me. The WiFi LED on the modem is orange... Other lights are green... The WiFi light should change green after so many minutes but doesn't... From what I read in the manual, it means that data is unencrypted. I still have WPA (or whatever) protection... I am far away from anybody grabbing the data. I can't get it to connect the encrypted way... Maybe it is just a burned LED and it stays orange. It is a Motorola SurfBoard Modem...
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