Topic: Whose to blame here, Comcast or Linksys? (Read 4550 times)

NJAntman · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2009, 09:46:51 am »

Interesting. I'll check on "wire protection insurance". I'd love to have them physically come out instead of a BS"it's somebody elses fault" phone calls.

As for the connection I'll start physically checking those. My setup is a utility pole connection to house where it hits a Comcast installed 2-way splitter outside. That split feeds line 1 directly about 20' to the modem then by ethernet about a foot to the router and from there about two feet to the computer. Line 2 runs inside about two feet to to a bi-directional booster that splits it four ways out to the wall outlets throughout the house for digital box TV.

NJAntman · « **Reply #21 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:40:15 pm »

OK, I've had the router cut out since this morning and the connection has been fine all day, though it seems a bit slower. Gonna have to lay the blame on Linksys for this one.

Thinking I'll just move a power block onto the desk so that instead of having to physically unplug the router the power blocks reset button can be reset much quicker. Just sucks that it is the router. I'm terrified of the idea of trying to update a router, seen enough "flash to brick" stories.

Nemesis · « **Reply #22 on:** February 16, 2009, 06:21:25 pm »

I also have had trouble with my router acting flakey until I replaced the power supply (twice now). You may want to consider just replacing the power supply. Far cheaper than replacing the whole unit.

NJAntman · « **Reply #23 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:05:24 pm »

What kind of symptons lead you to replacing the power supply?

Nemesis · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:13:03 pm »

Its been a while so I don't remember all the details.

I had to reboot the router far more often than previously or connections both to the internet and on my own network would fail or degrade substantially. One example was an inability to access the IP address of the router itself until after rebooting,

NJAntman · « **Reply #25 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:18:14 pm »

Quote from: toasty0 on February 12, 2009, 10:00:55 pm

I'm starting to wonder if the problem doesn't lie with the light switch on the wall...

Maybe it does. I wanted to have the router plugged into a power strip up on the desk so I could more easily trip the power on it for resetting. But all I had was a an old TrippLite Line Stabilizer with four outlets so i used that instead with just the router plugged into it. Haven't had a problem since then (Tuesday the 17th). No dropped internet and all good pings. for four days and going. Go figure.

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