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| Zidane Posts: 98/105 |
Originally posted by Metal Man88 The only problem with old routers like your BEFSR41 is that they either have no wireless protocol or have very bad ones.  |
| Metal Man88 Posts: 651/701 |
Odd. My aging BEFSR41 has handled all of its ports being filled to the brim with components and set to 'MAXIMUM SPEED', and it has an inhumanly high amount of ports forwarded.
Perhaps if you're feeling cheap, just get an old (but good) Router. Mine does the job. |
| Sweet Kassy Molassy Posts: 717/886 |
Yeah... if you decide to get a new router I second the recommendation for Belkin. They're easier to work with than Linksys and also don't suck  |
| Zidane Posts: 96/105 |
The later versions of the WRT54G (or more like halfway through the list of models) have much less memory and processing power. The connection issues are a hardware problem and there really isn't much you can do about it. Linksys has been getting flooded with complaints about this router for a while now. About the only thing you can do to help is to remove any port forwarding, mac address filtering, or encryption. Using only the LAN connection even helps. And unless you have an earlier model, changing the firmware won't really help.
If you still can, I recommend returning the router and getting a different one. If you still want to stay in the same price range, one router that I have been watching (and seems to be able to perform as it should) is the Belkin Wireless G Router. If you've got a G+ card, Belkin's Wireless G Plus Router isn't too bad either. The G is selling cheapest from Belkin's site, but I think stores like Walmart will sell the G+ for about $10 less. These work well and have good range, so unless you're looking for something special, I recommend using them over the WRT54G (unless you can get an older version and plan to use some other firmware). |
| DarkSlaya Posts: 924/936 |
I don't think it's the firmware.
I use DD-WRT and it still does it (I should look at the options) EDIT: Oh great, I bricked my router. Time to do stuff manually =D |
| Sukasa Posts: 2029/2068 |
I have a similar router (WRT54GS), and I also get these problems. It's likely some sort of issue with the router's firmware... If you care to know, it's linux-based and there have reportedly been third party firmware developments for these routers  |
| DarkSlaya Posts: 923/936 |
I have the same router, and it doesn't seem to enjoy many connections. When I use torrents, sometimes other stuff that use the internet just die. |
| Tweaker Posts: 121/131 |
I'm having some issues with my connection - more specifically, IRC.
The problem is, whenever I try to connect to any IRC server, I'm first met with "connection refused." Afterwards, my normal servers will autojoin... to a point. After so many (9, it seems) it'll refuse to connect to ANY other IRC server, regardless of what it is. Needless to say, this is quite the hassle, and this has never happened before. In case it means anything, I just got a new router the other day... Might this have something to do with it? The router model is a Linksys WRT54G. Help is much appreciated. |
