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Re: [LUG] Overloading routers and phones

 

On 06/09/18 05:51, Simon Waters wrote:
I have a similar issue with one wireless device. If I let it talk WiFi to the router 
it causes the router to hang, and all traffic for all WiFi devices stops shortly 
after till the router is rebooted.

I discussed with the vendor, and they noted it as a known issue between the card 
they use and the  WiFi router I use.

You’d think they would work together to a solution, give you know that they are DELL 
and TP-Link but no. I probably should get ratty with TP-Link but some battles not worth it. 
This is not the worst unpatched security issue, and DoS is not a priority for WiFi router 
vendors since DoSing WiFi can be done fairly easily if you mean to.

Most of my problems are with iDevices. Strangely this also include the BBC iPlayer - my youngest loves certain TV programs and watches catchup on it. It seems to be able to set up multiple connections  on a BTHub, which as far as I can tell gives a connection a certain minimum bandwidth 'for life' so certain greedy apps can squeeze other things out of play.

Tom te tom te tom


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