ok, so i'm on amazon.com lookin for a new router, when i came across this review of the router i'm using now. it pretty much sums up all the problems i'm having (note: the caps came with the review):
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THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE WIRELESS ROUTER WORLD. WHAT A NIGHTMARE.
1. HAVE TO UNPLUG,THEN,REPLUG ROUTER,THEN REBOOT COMPUTER, EVERY 3 DAYS OR SO BECAUSE IT WON'T CONNECT.
2. CONNECTIVITY IS SLUGGISH, CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REFRESH PAGES, ESPECIALLY YOUR HOME PAGE.
3. VIDEO STREAMING, MUSIC DOWNLOADS GETS HUNG UP OR STOPS.
4. NOW IT DOES NOT WORK PERIOD. WONT CONNECT ANYMORE. IT DID CONNECT TO THE GROUND I SLAMMED IT ON THOUGH.
5. AND AS USUAL YOU HAVE TO PAY (ALOT) FOR LINKSYS TECH SUPPORT, WHICH IRITATES ME. WHY SHOULD WE PAY EXTRA MONEY WHEN THE PRODUCT WONT WORK.
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...everything this guy said is pretty much true for me, especially the first one, but not the ground slamming part (although i'm pretty damn close)
i read another review that said something about upgrading firmware...i have no idea what that is, but the reviewer said it solved her problem with her router. i looked on the linksys site and found a "firmware" link for the router i'm using, but i don't kow how to update. it's a ".bin" file...