Author Topic: Linksys router..can it -slowly- die? (Read 2638 times)

Czar · « **on:** March 13, 2006, 08:52:08 AM »

Ive had my linksys router for 2 years now. Works fine. Yadda yadda. I moved my webserver from the garage to the upstairs and about 3 months after doing so..noticed that my site was down alot.. (hence the red X avatar..). Reformatted the box. Same problem. Box doesnt go down. Then I noticed that when using my main desktop, AIM would reconnect every few minutes. or Id have some hanging sessions on CS:S and other games last a few seconds.

Could it be the router? I hear linksys sucks...(does it?) and I have the latest firmware version.

Do these things just die? or can it die slowly... as in still work just not as well?

TekieB · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2006, 08:55:52 AM »

what model linksys? A lot of their older (pre wrt54g/cisco buyout) was crappy stuff, but they seem to be better now

Pride · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:03:51 AM »

Yes, I have had 3 Linksys Routers die in the past year. I have found that the harder they are pushed, the more likely they are to fail.

I only buy Netgear or Cisco now for that very reason.

Pride · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:05:39 AM »

To answer your original question... yes, they can die slowly.

I had a Linksys router doing very simple routing of all incoming port 25 traffic. One day I noticed that a few emails were not being delivered... the next day, a few more... after about a week.. I noticed that about every 10th email was being "dropped". I did a hard reset, and it worked fine for an hour.. then started dropping emails again. I replaced it with a netgear, and the problem was no longer there.

The Shoctor · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:24:30 AM »

My parents are still running an old netgear 314! The thing runs like a champ an dmost likely only gets reset when thye lose power!

The Shoctor · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:27:09 AM »

Yep, just jumped into it and I see that it has a nice uptime of 755 hours! I think that was the last power outage (about a month ago)

Czar · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:41:44 AM »

Hmm. I think I`ll go for the netgear.. I do push it hard.. all of the port forwarding boxes are utilized and active. 15 i think. or is it 10 of em...oh well. its a lot.

Thanks comrades.

TekieB · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:44:17 AM »

Quote from: "Pride"

Yes, I have had 3 Linksys Routers die in the past year. I have found that the harder they are pushed, the more likely they are to fail.

I only buy Netgear or Cisco now for that very reason.

i'm not a fan of netgear consumer level gear

and how bout those linksys routers at the lan eh

oh, and m0n0wall for the win!!!111

something about having a 633mhz router downstairs

Czar · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:56:31 AM »

Quote from: "TekieB"

i'm not a fan of netgear consumer level gear

Should I go with SMC instead? I hear they're good.

TekieB · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2006, 09:58:22 AM »

never used smc

look at the dlink gamer lounge stuff, as a bonus you get gigE

Agent4054 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2006, 10:14:06 AM »

netgear is still good stuff.

The Shoctor · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2006, 10:33:31 AM »

I never liked d-link's interfaces... Maybe they have changed, but I never really like them.. SMC.... I am not sure. If you have a old pc around and don't mind the extra electric you may want to go with monowall... Personaly I go with IP-Cop.

TekieB · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2006, 10:38:02 AM »

IP cop is another good choice, a lil easier to config IMO, but you loose a LOT of power with it.

Czar · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2006, 12:28:39 PM »

What about belkin... .crap?

The Shoctor · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2006, 12:40:11 PM »

I think Belkin is a lot like russian rollett! Sometimes you get a fantastic product, Other times it's DOA. Sometimes it is JUST CRAP!