said:
>In <200703230316.l2N3GKIw013586@nlpi001.sbcis.sbc.com>, on 03/22/07
> at 08:16 PM, sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro) said:
>>What about routers? I have an inexpensive D-Link router. Might it be
>>worth trying a different one and see if that makes a difference?
>It is unliky to hurt. The thing to keep in mind about routers is that
>they may look like hardware, but they are mostly software. Sometimes
>subtle changes in the network traffic will cause the issues. For an
>end-user, the only way to effectively test this is to upgrade the
>firmware or replace the router and see if the issue goes away. With
>older models firmware upgrades are not always available, so swapping
>hardware is the only real option.
I tried a new cable, just because that was a simple thing to try, but it
didn't help.
I have used Linksys, SMC and DLink routers, and I haven't been terribly
impressed with any of them. But is there a brand of router that seems to
be more reliable than others?
Sandy
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