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R0b0t1 wrote: |
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> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>> On 2017-08-30 18:28, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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>>>>> Also: how long is the replacement going to last? Anything with |
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>>>>> flash as the main storage will be back at the recycling station |
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>>>>> (ideally) within a couple of years. This includes all the consumer |
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>>>>> routers I've ever had, including the beloved blue Linksys. |
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>>> Flash storage lasts far longer than that in practice. How often do you |
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>>> upgrade a router? |
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>> The "couple" was meant literally, i.e. typically 2 years until it |
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>> breaks. I don't know for sure if it is the flash or something else. |
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>> It's not a bad brand - I have had many different brands, nothing lasts |
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>> much more than that. And I don't abuse them - in fact I pamper them :-) |
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> I don't want to take this off on a tangent too far, but can you |
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> describe how you're using them? I'm very interested in what might be |
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> causing them to fail. It's probably not the flash. Reading it causes |
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> virtually no wear and you can do this indefinitely until the charge on |
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> the flash cells equalizes itself, which usually takes a hundred years |
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> or so (similar to the time periods that electromigration takes to |
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> visibly affect integrated circuits). |
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I have to add, I've had modems go out, lightening strikes coming through |
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the phone line does a good job of that. I've never had a modem just die |
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outside of lightening hitting it. Some I've had for years, after |
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plugging the phone lines into a good surge protector. Smart move. |
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Should have did that sooner. ;-) |
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Router, heck, I don't recall ever having a router go bad. I don't |
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recall even the power pack thing ever going out. I've updated the |
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firmware/OS thing a couple times on mine and it just keeps on going. |
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Come to think of it, I rarely even have to reboot the thing. Usually |
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when I do, it's because my DSL is having problems and I give it a reset |
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just for giggles, modem to I might add. BTW, I have one of those wired |
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type LinkSys blue routers. I have a spare in the closet. It's been |
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there for years. Found it at a thrift store for like $5.00 or so. They |
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had no idea its real value. I think it has the wireless part. lol |
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Anyway, it worked when I tested it. |
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Makes one curious as to what is causing Ian's problem with this sort of |
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thing. :/ |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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