[Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up

[Ben Barrett]

Maybe the neighbors have a stronger network on the same channel...
and in that realm, if you're using a default SSID on a default channel,
do a simple scan of networks (stumbler sort of thing) and see.

If that is it, you can just change the SSID and/or channel, so long as
the XBox still gets online :)

    ben


On 12/7/06, Mike Cherba <mike.cherba at caviumnetworks.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Question: is it reasonable that under normal conditions of three
> users,
> > > heavy usage, and good signal I should not be getting dropped?  That
> is,
> > > can a router of this type handle three simultaneous sessions
> > > indefinitely?  It has been suggested that the router is getting
> "tired"
> > > after being on for years.  I am going to offer to replace the router
> > > with the WRT54GL (65.74 @ mwave.com) and I don't want to find that the
> > > problem is something down the Comcast stream that I can't do anything
> > > about.  Oh, and did I mention that Xbox live is in the mix?
> >
> > That doesnt sound resonable to me... You should be albe to handle dozens
> > of users w/out issue.
> >
> > Jamie
> Just my $.02 but I help design boxes like this for a living so I've got
> a fair amount of background.  The effective lifespan of the major
> components in your Wireless router is at least an order of magnitude
> longer than you have used them so far.  (cruddy power supplies and high
> temps can shorten this, but most box builders plan for this pretty well
> these days).  these boxes usually get tested under a continuous MAX load
> for several days during the design and verification phase, so I doubt
> you are doing anything to the box which is apt to make it "tired" unless
> you've got it sitting on top os a heat vent or radiator which you've
> recently turned on.  You should be able to have MANY users and max out
> the bandwidth for days on end.
>                         -Mike
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