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Author Topic: Linksys sucks Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-19-2008 06:25 PM                     Seriously, I have gone through 4 Linksys wireless routers in the last year. The last one I purchased 3-4 months ago and it was their high end "N Ultra range plus" model WRT-310N and already it is dying, forcing me to reboot the damn thing every day. Does Linksys just suck, or could I be doing something on my end with a configuration?  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-19-2008 07:07 PM                        Check for a firmware update (if you haven't already). Those types of devices are typically shipped buggy and only marginally reliable until they've been in production for a relatively long time. Let the consumers be the beta testers.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-19-2008 07:09 PM                     4 routers in a year sounds pretty unusual. Generally, I've had good luck with Linksys products However, I've never had any luck with the stupid software discs that come with those devices. They're supposed to make installation easier but instead the software either has serious problems or just doesn't work at all. I saw it when setting up a router at a friend's house and then just recently at my Aunt's house. I even had the same problem when installing a wireless game adapter for my HD satellite receiver. The solution in every case was connecting via hard wire and logging into the router or game adapter itself and changing the device's internal settings. It's not as easy as some CD wizard, but the end result is far more reliable. The software that came with my Aunt's router had all sorts of overblown crap to it that didn't work. It seemed to do more to prevent my Aunt's notebook from connecting with the router than help. I simply uninstalled all the Linksys software and set up the router the old fashioned way. Worked perfectly. I have a Linksys WRT54GS router and a Linksys WGA600N game adapter. I've had the router for something like 3 or 4 years and haven't had any serious problems with it. I did have to update its firmware to get my 80GB Playstation 3 to connect to it.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-19-2008 07:35 PM                     I agree it's unusual. I've had a WRT54G for three years and until I needed to open several ports for my server it was fine. It didn't accommodate all the ports I needed so it sits on the shelf. I'd be happy to send it to you if you want it. The "Home Router I bought and highly recommend is the Draytek Vigor 2820n You'd have to get into the Cisco routers before you'd find anything equivelent. Mark  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 06-19-2008 07:40 PM                     I agree; that's unusual. But awhile ago I got fed up with Linksys and changed to Netgear stuff, and I feel I've been better off.  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 06-19-2008 07:59 PM                     Hey Brad, The NYC apartment I'm renting out for the month came with a Time Warner Cable Modem connected to a Netgear wireless router; guess what happened? A week or so ago, the Netgear router just flaked out completely. This was confirmed by connecting the cable modem directly to my computer. I purchased an Apple Time Capsule router/hard drive (which I'm going to be taking home when I'm done here) and now everything is stable again. Wireless routers do tend to crap out, yes. Probably not as much as you're experiencing, though.  |  IP: Logged Betsie Beadling Expert Film Handler Posts: 178 From: Fairfax, Virginia, USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 06-19-2008 08:09 PM                     My Father always has to replace the darn thing every year due to lightning storms!!!!!  |  IP: Logged Allison Parsons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 630 From: East Peoria, IL Registered: Oct 2004 posted 06-19-2008 09:51 PM                        Brad, Are you going thru AT&T by any chance?  |  IP: Logged Andy Frodsham Expert Film Handler Posts: 238 From: Stoke on Trent, Staffs, UK Registered: Nov 2006 posted 06-20-2008 12:59 AM                     Don't mind most of the Linksys hard wired gear, but I've had a lot of trouble with the wireless stuff. They seem OK to srart with, then just appear to get increasingly unpredictable (until they end-up failing more often than working). I've had Linksys wireless routers at both home and work and they've both behaved the same way. Overall, I have gone-off the manufacturer and tend to avoid them.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-20-2008 02:22 AM                  I've always had the best luck and reliability with Netgear...the WGT-624 series. Tried the Linksys stuff but they have always failed for me after a few months.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-20-2008 04:29 AM                     quote: Allison Parsons Are you going thru AT&T by any chance? Why yes I am. What do you know that I don't? quote: Andy Frodsham Don't mind most of the Linksys hard wired gear, but I've had a lot of trouble with the wireless stuff. They seem OK to srart with, then just appear to get increasingly unpredictable (until they end-up failing more often than working). Yup, that is EXACTLY the problem I continually have. I had Netgear before, but had problems with them too. Today I bought an Apple Airport Extreme, so I will report back and see how that holds up.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-20-2008 05:02 AM                        I have a Linksys BEFSR41 (wired only). It has served me well for years, surprisingly. Every once in a long while it will need a reboot. Before this router, I went through two or three other Linksys's, each lasting about a year. This was to be my last one. My friend Dave was having issues with his router a little over a year ago. I don't recall the brand. Anyway he replaced it with an Apple Airport. Not sure if it is the XtReM3 version or not (it doesn't have a spoiler or racing stripe on it). He has been very happy with it in both wired and wireless aspects.  |  IP: Logged Allison Parsons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 630 From: East Peoria, IL Registered: Oct 2004 posted 06-20-2008 08:23 AM                        quote: Brad Miller Why yes I am. What do you know that I don't? ha, well not really. We had AT&T at the store. 3 laptops, all Dell, were running through Linksys wireless router. It started off great, then litterly about every other day, we had issues. Had to reset it about two times a day. Our poor employee that actually knows what to do with computers had to work on it constantly. It got so bad that we had to cancel AT&T and get Insightbb.com. Fixed the problem.....until Insight got bought out by Comcast and now it acting up every so often again. In no way shape or form can I link AT&T with your issue, but like I said, we've had issues with both as well. (though we've had the same router for the past year or so and have not had to replace it)  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-20-2008 09:10 AM                     I running a Linksys WRT54GL router that allows 3rd party software. I installed the freeware operating system DD-WRT and it has run flawlessly for over a year. This is great software, allowing for features not available on most routers. You can go to the DD-WRT page for details on what routers it works with. You need some tech skills with this, or you can brick the router.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-20-2008 09:34 AM                        I have a Linksys wireless at home - it's been working fine for at least 4 years. It fired up on my desktop PC with no problem but I had trouble getting it to work with my wife's laptop. I was on the phone with tech support for about an hour trying various things and it finally worked and has been fine since.  |  IP: Logged

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