On 17/12/2010, at 8:31pm, Dale wrote: > ... > 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.
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? 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. If I have problems with it I'll then be able to post "I tried this iptables command but ..." or look in /var/log and see what's going on. You may find it works just fine with the default firmware & Buffalo's fancy GUI, but the great thing about Linux is that you can fix it yourself! http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/buffalo/wzr-hp-g300h IIRC the guys in #openwrt don't think much of current Linksys models. You have already wasted a bunch of time on this problem. Why waste any more? The TP-Link TP-Link TL-WR1043ND is also quite well-regarded, I think - it has lower specifications, but is a bit cheaper. The Netgear WNDR3700 is considered cream of the commodity routers right now (for its CPU speed and dual channel wifi, IIRC) but is a bit more expensive. http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700 Stroller.
