overloading a router????

[stilly]

I was going to say buy a Bosch then realized where I was....................

LoL...

If Bosch made a router I would give them a try.

[high_revs]

jday, am hoping to pick on up this week on that buffalo router (or maybe asus). my ddwrt was giving me fits again last night. should be no issue using the ddwrt as a repeater bridge with the buffalo one, right?

i was wondering if the vrambak (from backup restore) file was somehow corrupt or something is causing it to hang. oddly even with just my laptop hardwired straight to router, and router not attached to anything (not even internet), and moving from screen to screen was slow. i can't recall if it was this slow before upgrading to the new bin file (i was on an 08 or 09 version for the longest of time as it was that stable). i upgraded earlier this summer to match as close as possible the version i have on my (then purchased) ddwrt wrt54g to use as a repeater bridge.

else, i may have to open up and see if dust accumulation might be causing some overheating like cpu vent/fans accumulate dust and have to be blown out now and then. it's not like it's hot though as there are no moving parts.

i was going step by step and re-building my setup, saving up each time to a new file. but jeez, that was forever and in the end, nada good results.

even with QOS, static dhcp and port forwarding disabled, i wasn't getting much better performance. oddly my usage is high 90's. i already setup reboot daily. i dont' think anyone is hacking into my network. i check the machines/ip's connecting daily.

i have a switch/hub, and it was weird on one hard reset session that ddwrt assigned it an ip#. but never did after that.

[JDay]

i'll have to figure out which machines is 802.11n ready but so long as buffalo can work on 802.11g, and maybe b/c modes, should be fine.

That Buffalo router has dual radios, you can use 5Ghz 802.11n/a devices while you have 2.4Ghz 802.11n/g/b devices connected. You also get 4 wireless access points per radio, for a total of 8.

[zfields]

Guess you guys never used a Festool...

Sold my festool, wasn't worth the premium

sent from my damn phone.

[DiscoBayJoe]

if you are killing it with streaming, Wireless-N with multiple spatial streams is your friend. I just replaced my Cisco 1811w ($,$$$) G with a much less expensive E4200 N that performs significantly better for streaming. Kinda like how a $350 laptop today will smoke a $3500 laptop from 4 years ago.

[high_revs]

did yours get much more stable intimid8tor? i'm considering getting the buffalo one.

[Intimid8tor]

I noticed my old router was getting more unreliable in that it was needing to be rebooted more often. They seem to wear out over time though I am not sure what could actually wear out.

I finally replaced it and then added a switch since I have so much crap connected wired that I needed some more ports.

[ibanezfoo]

there routers are Meh, gimmie a portercable and ill show you a happy person.

Guess you guys never used a Festool...

[zfields]

I was going to say buy a Bosch then realized where I was....................

there routers are Meh, gimmie a portercable and ill show you a happy person.

[high_revs]

i may have to try that buffalo one. my ddwrt wrt54g was having fits again yesterday. seems to hang when i'm switching between the admin gui screens. (yes, patient also).

i'll have to figure out which machines is 802.11n ready but so long as buffalo can work on 802.11g, and maybe b/c modes, should be fine.

hope i don't get the same results. if i have to go thru another session last night on the wrt-54g, guess i'm plunking a c-note.

[shooterfpga]

How about an aFe CAI?

LOL, that would only work if you had a leaf blower attached. how are you supposed to get air to it duh.

[JDay]

i'm downloading constantly every night, going to upgrade to an ASUS so i can have a gig E on the wired side, but yeah, both my linksys and one netgear are just taxed and overloaded. My friend recommend asus since he' downloads alot too and streams and his is still rockin.

I'd go with this over the ASUS. It'll run you about $100 and it comes stock with a custom version of DD-WRT.

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/wireless-n-routers-access-points/airstation-highpower-n600-gigabit-dual-band-wireless-router-wzr-hp-ag300h/

[JDay]

yeah you can overload them. you did good by loading dd-wrt or buying one with it preloaded. ive yet to come across a linksys/cisco router that has a long life.

My WRT54GS v1 has been running strong for about 10 years. I am sure it will see many more years of service.

[high_revs]

since i switched my two wrt-54g (different models), i still get similar effects. i put a fan next to it. same.. but it's been less frequent it seems. the ddwrt wrt-54g i got from fleabay did have a more modern version vs. mine. because there are different wrt-54g models, i wonder if the os are different for those too. for example, my original cannot be overclocked according to the ddwrt fimrware.

[Wherryj]

you could try forced induction. i dunno if the style of heatsink you have installed has a cut out in the body. but you could try cooling it off manually with a fan. its already been upgraded which should have solved the issues those routers are known to have. but youre pushing those limits too.

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How about an aFe CAI?