I have had a router go bad. The rom failed. On Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 4:13 PM Michael Butash wrote: > I really don't find routers "go bad" as they outlive their usefulness. > Most people find their routers can't handle their usage when providers > offer 100mbps+ connections, but sometimes something is simply abusing your > network, and your router isn't good at showing it to you. > > Coming from the enterprise space, when something stops working, I see what > is wrong, as something is always wrong if it's broken. In a consumer > router, what is usually the matter is something creating too many sessions, > or simply exceeding bandwidth capabilities. Ahem, Bittorrent, or some > other uncontrolled vermin. Some people it's 5 people watching netflix at > the same time, or heavy gaming. > > I can usually feel when my network is broken at home, and almost always > find a reason for it. Only time I upgrade is when I want to test a new > piece of kit I got from ebay. > > I've run cisco asa, netgear/dd-wrt routers, fortigate firewall currently, > considering getting a palo alto. My netgear flashed with dd-wrt was great > for years, a R710 nighthawk, and only reason I upgraded to my fortigate was > just to dogfood features for customers of mine using fortigate. I got > lucky buying a fortigate on ebay, 2 years later some large defense > contractor company keeps paying for my enterprise support on the unit for > full filter and threat feeds on it, so at least my tax dollars go for > something good finally. > > -mb > > > On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:17 PM wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> >> 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! >> >> 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. >> >> I also have set up my WiFi to only accept those devices that I have >> configured by MAC address. >> >> Any toughs on my pending router purchase? >> >> Thank you so much for all your feedback!! >> >> Keith >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss