> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Florin Iucha > > > > > Define "real". > > Reliable and working hardware. > > My router used to need rebooting every half year or so. I haven't made > any firmware or configuration changes in a while -- but it's still running > the latest published firmware. Since two days ago, it needs daily > reboots, sometimes multiple in a row before it behaves nicely with the > other wi-fi devices I own. > > I have the right model, but the hardware is dying: I don't believe in > bit-rot and a single reboot should have cleared the flippin' bits that > were touched by gamma rays. > I have had other things in the house begin dying and cause transient problems. A place I rented had aluminum main wiring, and those power contacts had corroded and needed serious re-tightening to stop some flash and flicker issues. New-fangled "crinp-on" wall outlets and such (ie, strip a solid wire end, poke it in the back of the receptacle, and no more) have wimpy contacts which can get "arcy" with age, exercise, and high demand currents (due to copper oxide, etc). Same for some breakers, wall switches, and GFI units. The old screw-it-down type are MUCH more reliable. Just some thoughts: it might not be the WRT54G itself that is the real culprit. Chuck