Wireless Router loss it's wireless ?

[truffles]

Hey all,

First off, I appreciate everyone whose reading this and hopefully someone can help me solve this problem. I phoned 1-888-NETGEAR and they won't let me talk to them because my warranty was over ... how dumb !!

Anyways, I think my Netgear MR814 V1 Wireless Router loss it's wireless. It has been up and running perfectly fine for ~3 years now and all of my devices detected it and worked perfectly wirelessly. However, recently... my other machines and devices don't seem to detect my router anymore in windows and in netstumbler. Instead, some of my machines that are within range do detect my neighbors. However, the computer that are hardwired to the router work perfectly fine. This is very annoying Ö

I've done the following so far ... yet I still have the problem

- Resetted router ~> held reset button for a minute: while still on 30s/unplugged 30s/plugged back in 30s

- Resetted router back to factory settings ~> in router 192.168.0.1 config

- Tried reflashing to all previous firmwares

- Unscrewed the antenna and screwed it back in (When I shake the antenna, I do hear sounds)

- Uninstalled WinXP SP2

- Cleaned install Windows on another partition

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Gosh, I don't know what else I can do. Any suggestion guys ? Or should I ditch the router and just buy another one? Which would really suck because I rather spend the money on something else as I am on a tight budget.

If that is the case, could anyone recommend me a fairly decent 802.11b router that has amazing range? Also, does anyone happen to have one lying around they could sell to me or even give away (c'mon guys it's christmas heeh ^^

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Also, have a merry christmas everyone !!

Best regards,
TRUFFLES

 

[JackMDS]

If the Wireless work well when it very close and Goes bad from further away it is usually an environmental issue.

Could be that your Envioroment suffer from Noise (Electrical Wireless Noise) that was added by you, your neighbor or what ever.

Could be that 3 Years is the End of Live of the Gizmo. I.e. the transmitter got tired and it does not transmit so well anymore.

Professionals that have testing equipment can find the core of the trouble.

However 802.11b Wireless Routers are sold on sale for about $20 802.11g for about $30. So for a home user that does not have extra Hardware and test equipment it might not pay to spend time to technically debug the trouble.

It is Not family it is just a piece of plastic it might be time to let Go.

Have Nice Holidays.

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