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Wireless Router troubles
Joolander
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TLDR: my router was working just fine before, but for the last few days, pages will suddenly stop loading until I reapply the router settings from its homepage. please help
background:
I've had this router
(NetGear WNDR3300)
for about 5 years now. for the past 2-3 years, its been in storage because my ISP at the time gave me a combo router/modem
but I moved recently, so my router is back in service
in the last few days, I have periodically been unable to load pages while browsing the internet, and the only ways to fix it are either to unplug the router and then plug it back in, or go into the settings and just hit "Apply". the odd part is the task bar icon in windows that indicates signal strength says the network has internet access though the entire process
I know it is the router and not the modem, because when I plug the computer directly into the modem while this is happening, the internet behaves as if nothing is wrong
and i know its not my laptop, because my phone does it too at the same times
background:
I've had this router
(NetGear WNDR3300)
for about 5 years now. for the past 2-3 years, its been in storage because my ISP at the time gave me a combo router/modem
but I moved recently, so my router is back in service
in the last few days, I have periodically been unable to load pages while browsing the internet, and the only ways to fix it are either to unplug the router and then plug it back in, or go into the settings and just hit "Apply". the odd part is the task bar icon in windows that indicates signal strength says the network has internet access though the entire process
I know it is the router and not the modem, because when I plug the computer directly into the modem while this is happening, the internet behaves as if nothing is wrong
and i know its not my laptop, because my phone does it too at the same times
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I used to think there was a science to getting a replacement, but all five years of research has gotten me is 1) Don't get a Belkin, and 2) Every other manufacturer and model has good and bad runs.
Seriously, don't. I'm also not a big fan of D-Link, but they're not as uniformly terrible as Belkin is.
Oh well, new router time once this one finally kicks the bucket.
its cool, I thought that might be the case
in fact I've already bought a new router, I made this thread after it occurred to me on the way home that perhaps PA would know of a way to fix it