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Re: [LUG] ADSL modem/router woes

 

Vivi Griffin wrote:
We use a Netgear DG834G wifi 4 port router, and have been using it for 
about 3 months with no problems. It rarely needs rebooting although it 
is switched off over overnight using a timer. We have been very 
pleased with it. Prior to that, we Zoom router which I would not 
recommend. It was cheap but, ran hot and often needed rebooting. It 
only lasted about 1 year before failing completely.
Viv

I have a Netgear DG834 too which has always just worked (although I 
don't use it now as I'm on cable).  Might be worth bearing in mind Viv, 
that if you're on an up to 8 Meg connection which goes over BT (not BT 
retail, but BT wholesale as a lot of up to 8 meg connections do) then 
you may find turning the router on and off will actually degrade your 
connection to the point where BT will slow it down.  It's all down to 
the IP Profile.  I used to occasionally power cycle my router to get 
onto a different BT central connection when I was with Enta (before they 
went over to IPSC).  The problem is, the kit at the BT exchange thought 
that I had line issues and ended up reducing my IP Profile down to about 
1750KBit/sec despite the line syncing at over 7000Kbit/sec.  This 
automatically reduced my line speed to about 1.5MBit/sec from about 
7MBit/sec.
Suffice to say, eventually I called Enta and they re-set it and from 
then on, I simply went into the web interface and logged off and logged 
back on.
You can find more about the IP Profile here: 
http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/IPprofile.htm
The moral of the story is, try and avoid powering off your ADSL router 
unless absolutely necessary (such as maybe going on holiday).
Rob

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