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Blargityblarg

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Terribad Router
« on: March 23, 2011, 01:05:24 am »
Howdy, folks. I've had weird, patchy service on my wireless network for some years now, caused by, unsurprisingly, my router. It's a Cisco WRT54G, which I'm fairly sure we got as a default router from our ISP.

The problem is basically that the router doesn't always pick up the internet signal; it has always made a network, but connecting it to the Internet is where it falls down. The fix seems to change every so often, but recently it's been unscrewing the coaxial cable out of the back of the modem (!) and then rescrewing it.

My questions are thus:

Is it possible to fix this router?

a)If yes, how?

b) If no, what kind of router should I get as a replacement?
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 01:12:27 am »
Are you sure it's not the router's DNS?
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 01:29:10 am »
Quote from: Taricus on March 23, 2011, 01:12:27 am
Are you sure it's not the router's DNS?

No. No I am not sure; how would i go about becoming sure?
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 01:32:35 am »
Check the network diagnostic from a corded computer.
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 01:58:59 am »
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Sorry, I'm not sure how to do that.

EDIT:

Is this it?

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« Last Edit: March 23, 2011, 02:28:45 am by Blargityblarg »
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 09:28:37 am »
Yep, that's it. Most routers nowadays can fix it on it's own.
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 05:28:40 pm »
This one can't, apparently.

I've ordered a new router from PC Case Gear, so that should hopefully be here in a few days.
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2011, 05:29:09 pm »
What sort?
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Re: Terribad Router
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2011, 05:32:55 pm »
Quote from: Taricus on March 23, 2011, 05:29:09 pm
What sort?

I can't remember the model, but it's the $35 one.
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