bad router?

[Azndude2190]

Uhhh.connected my laptop directly to cable modem(ethernet cable)works perfectly.Internet has been acting up the last past 3 weeks.I updated the firmwire of the router.both my laptop and desktop use wireless adapters and internet goes off constantly.packet activity is also akward:sometimes i recieve more than get,sometimes i get more than i recieve.internet singal and speed fluctuates too.Router is only 15 feet away(next room)

Are these signs of a bad router?I've been using the same Linksys WRT54G for over 3 years.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I think its borked. Take it back to the store.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

3 years? Open it up for close inspection. Recap as necessary.

Routers get warm and should be placed where air can get to them.


...Galvanized

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
3 years? Open it up for close inspection. Recap as necessary.

Routers get warm and should be placed where air can get to them.


...Galvanized

Ill bet a bios upgrade might also help.

 

[Azndude2190]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
3 years? Open it up for close inspection. Recap as necessary.

Routers get warm and should be placed where air can get to them.


...Galvanized

I periodically do clean it since it sits on the shelf collecting dust.I disconnect the wires(than reconnect),reset the router,and wipe it clean.It really does bug.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
3 years? Open it up for close inspection. Recap as necessary.

Routers get warm and should be placed where air can get to them.


...Galvanized

I periodically do clean it since it sits on the shelf collecting dust.I disconnect the wires(than reconnect),reset the router,and wipe it clean.It really does bug.

Please come back when the problem is resolved.

...Galvanized

 

[Azndude2190]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
3 years? Open it up for close inspection. Recap as necessary.

Routers get warm and should be placed where air can get to them.


...Galvanized

I periodically do clean it since it sits on the shelf collecting dust.I disconnect the wires(than reconnect),reset the router,and wipe it clean.It really does bug.

Please come back when the problem is resolved.

...Galvanized

Ummm thats why I asked you guys...I dont know if its broken or what.It works sometimes and is way unstable for me.Would be better if I just add a cable line in my office,get a router(non Wifi),and ethernet cables, since Wifi isnt necessary for the desktop,and I rarely move my laptop either.

 

[Azndude2190]

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