[ubuntu-za] Which ADSL router?

[Jan Greeff]

Many thanks for some very insightful inputs, leading to the conclusion 
that the problem is with the ADSL lines, saving me the expense of 
replacing my router. It is running well, obviously after the glitch in 
the lines has been sorted out.

Best wishes,

Jan

On 26/01/2016 09:52, Jan Greeff wrote:
> Salient comments Dave. This may spark some interesting discussion...
> On 26/01/2016 09:41, dave.apter wrote:
>> Do routers die slowly/gradually? Or are they 'binary',  ie either 
>> work or not.  I believe the latter.
>> I suspect your problems may lie 'outside' the router.  I experience 
>> similar problems to what you describe but my router then repairs 
>> itself, for a while,  before going bad again.  I do a lot of manual 
>> router reboots during the bad periods (ie daily!), then may not have 
>> to reboot for months. ISP says they are not to blame and I don't have 
>> the router admin/pwd so I dont/can't fiddle with settings.
>> Will be great to get more insight from the gurus.
>> Thanks&Rgds,  Dave
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Samsung device
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Hilton Gibson <hilton.gibson at gmail.com>
>> Date: 26/01/2016 08:37 (GMT+02:00)
>> To: Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net>, Ubuntu South African Local 
>> Community <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Which ADSL router?
>>
>> http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/ADSL_Router
>>
>> *Hilton Gibson*
>> Stellenbosch University Library
>> _http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-208X_
>>
>>
>> On 26 January 2016 at 07:27, Jan Greeff <jan at verslank.net 
>> <mailto:jan at verslank.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Good morning Ubuntu,
>>
>>     My 5-year old D-Link DSL 2750U router seems to be on its way out,
>>     I have checked the firmware - its the latest. My isp, Afrihost,
>>     has reset the port and checked the line, but the router drops its
>>     connection every now and again, seems worse when its been working
>>     a while and is warm. If I reboot it, the connection is restored
>>     but then it disconnects again after a while.
>>
>>     I have been around Price Check and the array of available routers
>>     is confusing to say the least.
>>
>>     I have two computers running via ethernet connection and also
>>     require a Wi-Fi facility.
>>
>>     Any suggestions/comments please?
>>
>>     Best wishes,
>>
>>     Jan
>>
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