<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Well,<div class="">If your issue with the router is intermittent but getting worse, it’s likely that the router is starting to show symptoms of a component failure. Usually this is a direct result of something getting hot.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are a fair number of commodity routers available, but if you want one that is open source compatible, try checking the dd-wrt list and then choose one with the best possible features that will work with the open source dd-wrt firmware.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Btw, I use an ASUS model router here. It’s a mid level consumer grade unit. Unfortunately, it won’t work with DD-wrt because it is using a custom ARM cpu from ASUS.<br class=""><div><br class=""></div><div>Here is an article on the best DD-wrt compatible routers for 2019: <a href="https://www.lifewire.com/best-dd-wrt-routers-4160687" class="">https://www.lifewire.com/best-dd-wrt-routers-4160687</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div>Anyway, have fun and let us know how it works out for you.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>-Eric</div><div>From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Infrastructure deployment Dept.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:10 PM, <a href="mailto:techlists@phpcoderusa.com" class="">techlists@phpcoderusa.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" class=""><div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" class=""><p class="">Hi,</p><p class="">It appears I am having Internet router problems. Occasionally I will not be able to access the Internet for a few seconds to a minute or so. This morning I was not able to access the Internet at all. </p><p class="">I am with Cox and have a home office business account. I called Cox and they suggested bypassing my router and connect directly to their modem. That worked. Based on that I think my router is going bad. </p><p class="">I had turned off the modem and the router for a maybe an hour or so while I did other things. I now have access.</p><p class="">I would like a secure router. Cox says almost any modern router will be secure. Security is a big issue. When I look at all the WiFi that is available in my neighborhood I see maybe 10 routers. That is scary! </p><p class="">Since I have a business account that allows servers I have been using port forwarding. I am a programmer and occasionally I fire up my laptop turned server for testing. </p><p class="">I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have configured by MAC address. </p><p class="">Any toughs on my pending router purchase?</p><p class="">Thank you so much for all your feedback!!</p><p class="">Keith </p><p class=""><br class=""></p>
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