[UFO Chicago] just say no to netgear

[Brian Sobolak]

David Horton said:
> Brian Sobolak wrote:
> > --
> > Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
> > Packets: Sent = 1739, Received = 1369, Lost = 370 (21% loss),
> > Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> > Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 2376ms, Average = 42ms
> > --
> > 
> > Even for wireless, 21% loss seems pretty darn high.  This test was run
> > when I'm sitting about 15 feet from the router with nothing blocking
> > the line of sight.  And this is the *better* result of the two tests
> > I've tried.
> > 
> > I guess I'll be buying a new router soon, and I don't think it will be
> > a netgear.  This was only purchased last October.
> > 
> > brian
> > 
> 
> Have you upgraded your firmware recently?  When I upgraded my Netgear
> firewall to the latest and greatest revision and it became very flaky.
> I downgraded to the previous version and everything cleared up.
> Something to think about.
> 

No, I hadn't.  I even just checked this weekend for a firmware upgrade
and there wasn't one. I believe I did upgrade over 6 months ago.

Whoever suggested switching channels can collect a free milkshake from
me at the next meeting.  Here are the more recent stats:

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 1013, Received = 1013, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 89ms, Average = 4ms

Now that I think about it, I wonder if it was colliding with my
neighbor'd netgear router.  How do I know it's a netgear?  Because he
never changed the SSID from NETGEAR.  (Kind of like the person across
the street who has LINKSYS.)

Thanks for the help!

brian

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