how-to block ads
|
|
Share Topic
 |
 |
|
|
|
| reply to PeteC2
Re: [Wired] WRT610N v1 said by PeteC2:In the end, I would say that there comes a point where you simply find what works, and use it, hell with the "brand", yes? Yes, I am not stuck loyal to any brand. I will go with what ever is best of breed at the time I am in the market for whatever.
said by PeteC2:I did not wish to imply that because the WRT610N works and plays very nicely on my network, that you had something "wrong"...just that if it were a firmware issue, then it should replicate on most folk's networks, and this apparently is not the case. However, for what this router costs, I would not let it drive me crazy! If you have exhausted reasonable trouble-shooting steps, then I'd return it and go with another brand/model. I bought these Linksys routers new off of ebay knowing and ready to accept the consequences that they may be bug ridden and not returnable to the seller. So I cannot return them. Luckily they are pretty good routers overall. Just the interoperability quirks I've identified above in previous postings. My WRT610N has been running with no down time nor need for reboots since the last time I mentioned I rebooted it in this thread. I don't need to return the routers and get other brands... I already have the other brand routers all running fine co-existing with these Linksys routers. I am only using the WRT610N as an upstairs dual band access point. Never tried it as my main router gateway to the Internet yet because I have a Dlink DIR-655 A4 doing that duty and a Netgear WNR3500 previously doing my gateway duty. I got and put the Dlink DIR-655 A4 as my gateway because it had avery high throughput speed rating in tests for WAN-to-LAN and LAN-to-WAN traffic (higher rated than these Linksys routers). So I am overall happy with my setup. It's just that only the Linksys routers (both of them) randomly exhibit that mysterious SSID signal disappearance on my laptops due to incompatible signal protocol handling and processing. All other brand routers signals I am using never disappear. So something is up here with the Linksys router's signal processing algorithm(s). | |
| Just dropping in to add update status of my Linksys WRT610N router. It has been running continuously (as an access point AP) since my last post a few weeks ago... no drops or reboots. Fantastic. I do notice that the wireless SSID signals seem to go undetected by my laptops downstairs (1 floor down) every now and then but I know for sure the router is still running. Something about the Linksys wireless RF signal processing that makes it susceptible somehow to interference from my other wireless routers signals on the same band channel. I noticed if I had another wireless router running and close by on the same channel, these Linksys router signals would start to disappear from network scan status. But in reality, I believe they are still there just weaker and not detected and thus do not show up. Also has something to do with the wireless adapter driver used in the laptop PC's too.
Bottom line, WRT-610N dual band router seems to be robust and reliable. Has not been rebooted since May 20th or there abouts, and it is still stable and running non-stop today June 10, 2009. Go buy it if you need a simultaneous Dual-Band router. I rate it A-Okay for the $106 I bought it for on ebay.  | |
| If you have two APs in your home, both running on the same channel, then they are going to interfere with each other. You need to use a different channel for each AP. There are 11 available channels, but only three do not overlap - 1, 6, and 11. By default, I believe that they are set to use Channel 1. So, change the other AP to Channel 6 or 11. Actually, if you have one AP running at either end (either Channel 1 OR Channel 11), then the second can run on any channel that's Channel 6 or past (6-11 if one AP is on Channel 1; 1-6 if one AP is on Channel 11).
I had two wireless routers set up in my home for awhile - my old 2Wire router (from ATT UVerse), and my new WRT610N. They ran on different channels as I describe above, and there were no problems at all. I ran it this way for about 45 days, until I cut everything over from UVerse to my new provider.
Also, you should use your PC to look for available wireless networks and see what channels your neighbors are using. If there is a strong signal from a neighbor, and it's using the same channel that you're using, you may experience random problems due to interference.
I purchased my WRT610N and immediately upgraded the code to the latest version. The code that was on it was over a year old. I have had zero problems with the unit. I only use it as a wireless AP, and use a Cisco ASA5505 as my firewall to the Internet.
-rb | |
| There is another Linksys firmware update for the WRT610N.
1.00.03.B15 July 28, 2009
Also, when you go to download firmware, you are now prompted for a version of WRT610N, with both Version 1 and Version 2 showing up.
So, apparently there have been some hardware changes made recently.
Hope this helps.
-rb | |
|
