From: "Ed Durrant" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Message-ID: <4BAA6AD8.7040208@durrant.mine.nu>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:41:12 +1100
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Wireless router
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Neil Waldhauer wrote:
> I've been using a Linksys wireless router, a WRT54G with firmware version
> v8.00.0. It's worked for years, but lately, it has been stopping, and I've
> needed to unplug it, count to 10, replug it to get my line working again.
>
> Last November, we had a short discussion on this list about this router, and
> how it slowly cooked itself to death. Is is reasonable to assume that my router
> is "done". If so, what is a similar router good for and eCS user? I'd like to
> get a cheap, yet reliable router.
>   
I also have had a WRT54G almost since they first came out. As you say 
overheating can cause damage that takes a while to appear however before 
throwing it away, I'd try reloading the firmware - it could be something 
that has been corrupted due to a power spike.



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Ed

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