Linksys wrt300n. This unit worked fine when I left on a trip last week and sometime while I was gone, it stopped working. If I leave the wireless disabled, it works fine for my wired computers. If I turn wireless on, the router stops working for everything.
I have reset it, reapplied firmware and tried to shut off all computers except one to isolate to no avail. Any ideas appreciated.
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My experience with home and low end SOHO routers is that they have a 3 to 5 year run life.
The first one that failed on me, I went through all kinds of trouble-shooting before finally replacing it.
Now, if it has been in service for over 2 years and suddenly stops working or has problems I just replace it. Once my equipment is over 1 year old, I now pick up a spare when there is a good sale so I just have to swap in new equipment.
Make sure that have have surge protection on the AC power and a good ground for the system.
Another thing you can do, is replace any unregulated power transformers with fully regulated ones.
Wireless being an antenna equipped transmitter / receiver could be damaged by a nearby lightning strike during a thunderstorm.
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Wireless causing router to break
I have reset it, reapplied firmware and tried to shut off all computers except one to isolate to no avail. Any ideas appreciated.