[olug] [ot] Sudden wireless problems with a MacBook Pro

[Sam Tetherow]

I would invest in a voltage regulated UPS and see if that fixes the 
problem.  If that doesn't work and you don't need N speed, I would 
suggest getting something like a Mikrotik Routerboard such as the 
Crossroads.  It will run you about $160 with case, power and an antenna, 
but if you are replacing equipment that often it should pay for itself 
soon enough.
Usage should not be your problem, crappy power or heat are what will 
kill the equipment.

    Sam Tetherow
    Sandhills Wireless

Adam Lassek wrote:
> Linksys. Trust me, I've tried everything imaginable to prevent failures.
>
> Just recently our Linksys router failed again, so we tried switching to
> Netgear as an experiment. We went through two different Netgear models,
> neither one of which worked properly out of the box, before settling on a
> new Linksys 802.11N router. In every case the router freezes up or has to be
> periodically reset, as the DNS resolution or simply all traffic stops
> flowing for no apparent reason. The aforementioned Linksys router that was
> replaced had to be reset every 30mins, and flashing third-party firmware
> such as DD-Wrt or Tomato does no good.
>
> I've been dealing with failures of this sort across 5-6 different revisions
> of the Linksys hardware, in four different locations in the past five years.
> My roommate's experience with D-Link has been even worse. At this point I've
> resigned myself to simply having to buy replacements.
>
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
>
>   
>>> I've had to replace my wireless routers about every 10-14 months for the
>>> past five years. Consumer routers don't last.
>>>       
>> Good grief, what brand are you buying?  My D-Link has been going strong
>> for five years.  Like Craig, I've seen a number of problems with Netgears
>> in other locations, so I wouldn't buy one of those.
>>
>> --
>> Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan at jedi.com
>>   The stuff of earth competes for the allegiance I owe only to the
>>     Giver of all good things, so if I stand, let me stand on the
>>       promise that You will pull me through.  -- Rich Mullins
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