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On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 6:29 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm using wicd-1.7.2.4-r1 and a NetGear DGN2200M v2 wireless AP |
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> (802.11n) |
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> Several times a day, this thing just drops wireless. |
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Has it always done this? If not, did anything change around the time |
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the problem started? Upgrading drivers/kernel, firmware on router, |
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change of internet connection speed, usage patters, etc. |
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I had a D-Link router that would reboot itself every time there were |
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more than 100 or so connections. That meant any time something like |
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bittorrent was used, it would reboot every 10 or 15 minutes until the |
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network traffic died down. The same router would melt down under the |
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load from 10mbps network traffic. |
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I have a Buffalo router running OpenWrt whose network disconnects |
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randomly, including wired network. The box doesn't reboot but |
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networking gets reset or something. Usually happens once or twice an |
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hour. Stock firmware and DD-WRT also suffer from widely-reported |
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disconnect issues, so this may be another defective design... |
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And I have a high-power microwave oven that kills all wifi connections |
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in the entire house every time it is used. The food comes out nice and |
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hot, though. :) |
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