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  • Shoehorn!
    Die With Your Boots On
    • Oct 2003
    • 22872

    #1

    Do routers go bad

    I've had one of my routers for a little over 5 years, and my connection seems to be kinda shitty at times. Sometimes I'll get disconnected from the net for 5 or 10 minutes, and I had my ISPs monitor my connection and get a report on it every 10 minutes and they said at no point did it ever go down, but it clearly was down on my end. It happens with both my DSL and Cable connection, is it possible that the one router is just old and its causing the problems, or could it be something else?
  • tungsten
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2004
    • 10579

    #2
    do you really think the ISP will tell you that they were down?
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    • Shoehorn!
      Die With Your Boots On
      • Oct 2003
      • 22872

      #3
      Originally posted by tungsten
      do you really think the ISP will tell you that they were down?
      I think that they didn't go down, because it happens all the time. I've been awake for less than an hour and it's already happenedj twice. Once where AIm and ICQ lost the connection too. Plus it happenes with two different ISPs.

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      • Juicy D. Links
        So Fucking Banned
        • Apr 2001
        • 122992

        #4

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        • What The Hell
          So Fucking Banned
          • Feb 2005
          • 215

          #5

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          • JFPdude
            Confirmed User
            • Jan 2002
            • 4027

            #6
            Routers need upgrades and yes at times go bad. The best thing to do is update the firmware in your router and clean it up ... that usually fixes 90% of the problems.

            I'm guessing you have a linksys ?

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            • Undisputed1
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2005
              • 663

              #7
              spyware/virus problem, nothing more

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              • JFPdude
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2002
                • 4027

                #8
                Originally posted by Undisputed1
                spyware/virus problem, nothing more

                This is a prime candidate yes.

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                • Shoehorn!
                  Die With Your Boots On
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 22872

                  #9
                  Originally posted by JFPdude
                  Routers need upgrades and yes at times go bad. The best thing to do is update the firmware in your router and clean it up ... that usually fixes 90% of the problems.

                  I'm guessing you have a linksys ?
                  Yeah, its a Linksys.

                  I am on a Mac, so I dunno if the spyware/virus thing is as much as a probability as the router thing. But I think I should prolly look into that too.

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                  • Undisputed1
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2005
                    • 663

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Shoehorn
                    Yeah, its a Linksys.

                    I am on a Mac, so I dunno if the spyware/virus thing is as much as a probability as the router thing. But I think I should prolly look into that too.
                    if you are on a Mac, disregard that then. If it is a linksys, thats the prob. I have a linksys and it works great, but a friend of mine has one, and the connection goes on and off, just like yours do. Its the router.

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                    • kacy
                      Confirmed User
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 877

                      #11
                      We have had to replace numerous linksys routers for the same reason. Connection running great for a period of time, then goes crappy.
                      ~Kacy

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                      • JFPdude
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jan 2002
                        • 4027

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Shoehorn
                        Yeah, its a Linksys.

                        I am on a Mac, so I dunno if the spyware/virus thing is as much as a probability as the router thing. But I think I should prolly look into that too.
                        Update the firmware and buy a can of air to blow the router out. Clean all your connections and blow the inside of your computer out especially all the fans.

                        I'm guessing you'll notice an improvement.

                        Depending on if you smoke near your computer and what type of dusty enviroment you have this should be done anywhere from every month to every 3 months.

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                        • Shoehorn!
                          Die With Your Boots On
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 22872

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Undisputed1
                          if you are on a Mac, disregard that then. If it is a linksys, thats the prob. I have a linksys and it works great, but a friend of mine has one, and the connection goes on and off, just like yours do. Its the router.
                          Alright, I'll go hunt for some firmware upgrades. Thanks.

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                          • UniversalPass Pete
                            Confirmed User
                            • Dec 2004
                            • 7368

                            #14
                            Yes! they can go bad!


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                              • Dec 2004
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                              • fusionx
                                Confirmed User
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 4618

                                #16
                                I've gone through 3 linksys routers in the past year and a half. I bought a D-Link last time and it's been great. I've only had it for about four months.. we'll see..

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                                • Sosa
                                  In Tushy Land
                                  • Oct 2002
                                  • 40149

                                  #17
                                  yep they can.

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                                  • tungsten
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Mar 2004
                                    • 10579

                                    #18
                                    try upgrading your firmware, after having my linksys router for 3 years, i upgraded it last week
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                                    • peephole
                                      Registered User
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 9

                                      #19
                                      I have had two routers that just one port has gone bad. Try using another port for your pc.
                                      Last edited by peephole; 02-12-2005, 04:10 PM.

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                                      • OG LennyT
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                                        • Jun 2003
                                        • 14345

                                        #20
                                        5 years for hardware is a millenium dude, time to upgrade that bitch
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                                        • pornguy
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                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 62910

                                          #21
                                          Yes they do. I have one that is about to be replaced. I have the new one, and am juat waiting for the day to rearrange my office, and then in goes the new router.
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