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> On 19/12/2010, at 1:36pm, Dale wrote: |
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>>> On 17/12/2010, at 8:31pm, Dale wrote: |
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>>>> I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. |
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>>> I have an alternative suggestion - I apologise if you find it unhelpful - but why don't you sent this router back and get a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH, instead? |
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>>> The Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH ships with dd-wrt Linux pre-installed. I plan to flash one with OpenWRT and configure it from the command-line. |
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>> That may be plan b. ... |
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>> It looks like they are wireless. I didn't see a wired one. I use wired because I live just a few miles from a Air Force Base. They fly right over the house. They even knock out my satellite signal sometimes. I was told that having things wired should be fine but wireless could be fun to deal with. They fly close enough to me that I can see a helmet in the plane. They even wave at times. lol |
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> It occurred to me after posting, "I bet he's not using wifi"! |
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> You could probably just disable the wireless interface, but it seems silly to buy such a good router only to do that. You should look on the OpenWRT wiki and find one of the wires-only routers they list as compatible. |
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> I feel networking to be a really important skill in computing, but it can be hard to diagnose problems if you're insulated from what's going on by a dumbass GUI. |
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> Stroller. |
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Or worse yet, there is a idiot using the GUI. ;-) |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |