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wireless router question

by Nov 14, 2012 2:27AM PST

Hi. I have a D-Link wireless router DI-524. I'm trying to figure out if it is toast or if I should try to do reset it. I have Internet via a cable tv company. So, I plug the router into a modem. A couple weeks ago, I the router started to freeze up quite a bit - sometimes several times a day, then a couple days with no problems. I got a new modem from the cable company & things were fine for a couple weeks. Then the router started to freeze again & now it is frozen every time I plug it in. The cable company modem allows me access to the net, but, of course, I have no wireless for other devices. Does this mean I need a new router or should I try the factory reset button?

Thanks for any help you can give me!
grum

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The 524 is rather old.
by Forum moderator Nov 14, 2012 3:11AM PST

Did you secure your WiFi to avoid "issues"?

For now, it's router defaults, pick a short alphanumeric SSID and then use WPA2 AES with a not too long alphanumeric password. Don't listen to folk about strong passwords because if you know why you don't waste your time.
Bob

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wireless router
by Nov 16, 2012 12:53AM PST

If your router will restart, then fail again, i'd call the cable CO. They have test eqpt. that can tell if you have interfearence on the cable. I've had a lot of wierd problems with my old cable system and CHARTER keeps working on them

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by Nov 16, 2012 4:57AM PST

My guess is that it has to do with the server firmware, the router itself is probably OK. I have seen similar issues with a couple of the local servers, one DSL another cable. It might not be a bad idea to contact your server and ask what they recommend for a router to be used with their system, that could well be the key. That is not to say that it might not be a router gone bad but as I said I have seen this happen locally on a couple of occasions.

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