[Cialug] Wireless Router Repeatedly Drops Connection

David W. Body davidbody at bigcreek.com
Mon Dec 15 10:47:42 CST 2014 

All,

Speaking of separate routing/firewall devices (and at the risk of going
slightly off-topic), I'm curious if anyone has any experience with
EdgeRouter Lite.

  http://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/

Just to be clear, this is not a wi-fi AP.

--David


On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:33 AM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Linksys engineers have perfected the formula for MTBF = Warranty expiration
> + 1 day, I think.
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Erik Anderson <erikerik at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > As long as we're throwing out recommendations for wifi gear, I'll
> > throw Ubiquiti into the ring.
> >
> > I've been deploying their UniFi gear the last year, and have nothing
> > but great things to say about them. For multi-AP deployments, you get
> > features normally found on "enterprise" wifi networks like load
> > shedding, seamless roaming, single-pane-of-glass management, etc. Even
> > for single-AP home deployments, they're quite cost-effective for the
> > features you can get.
> >
> > Additionally, each device is essentially an embedded linux appliance,
> > so you can ssh into them to read logs, debug, etc. Having the ability
> > to ssh into an AP to run tcpdump is quite nice. :)
> >
> > http://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/
> >
> > I've been deploying their UniFi AP Pro, which is a dual-band, 802.11N
> > AP, but they also have cheaper options that carry the same base
> > feature set.
> >
> > One thing to note - these are access points only - not combo router/AP
> > devices. So you'll need a separate routing/firewall device on your
> > network.
> >
> > -Erik
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org>
> > wrote:
> > > I have one of the buffalos that didn't come with DD-WRT but supported
> it.
> > > It was an easy install. I used it for several years and now it's
> running
> > > the guest wifi at a restaurant I frequent. (sometime in person, remind
> me
> > > to tell you about the giant spider in the ceiling)
> > >
> > > I've also had good luck with Linksys and D-Link routers. I've found
> that
> > > generally, the more I paid for a router, the better it worked for me. I
> > > bought an ultra-cheap D-Link that didn't work well if I did any
> streaming
> > > or used BT. It would overheat and turn off. I bought a nicer D-Link
> that
> > > never had a problem until, after years of use, I broke the antenna off.
> > It
> > > still worked for a while, but when jostled, the antenna would come
> loose
> > > and range would plummet.
> > >
> > > The Linksys routers I've had more recently were very different from
> each
> > > other. The first one (E2500) is more hacker friendly, and it had lots
> of
> > > knobs and buttons in the web control panel. It's great. I wanted
> Gigabit
> > > and 802.11ac and, without doing enough research, upgraded to an "easy
> to
> > > use" model (EA6350). Still spent a fair amount of money, and the
> > > performance is exceptional, but the control panel has very less that
> you
> > > can actually control. I'd buy Linksys again, but I'd want one that
> > supports
> > > IPv6 via a tunnel broker, the main feature I lost with my most recent
> > > upgrade.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:07 AM, Ron Houk <houk.ron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Anyone ever try one of those buffalo routers that comes with dd-wrt
> > >> installed by default?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/open-source-dd-wrt/airstation-highpower-n300-dd-wrt-wireless-router
> > >> On Dec 15, 2014 12:48 AM, "Matt" <matt at itwannabe.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > When 802.11n routers finally dropped the "draft n" label, I bought
> an
> > >> > expensive Linksys wireless-n router at CompUSA's going out of
> business
> > >> > sale.  It refused to keep a connection for more than ten minutes at
> a
> > >> time
> > >> > right out of the box, but they didn't allow returns, so I was
> screwed.
> > >> >
> > >> > A few months later I bought a new Linksys wireless-n router with
> > similar
> > >> > features, but a completely different design, and it lasted about 6
> > months
> > >> > before it started doing the same thing. I hobbled it along for a
> > couple
> > >> > more months by putting it on the floor over one of the central air
> > vents
> > >> > (it was summer, and this kept it relatively cool, which seemed to
> > help).
> > >> >
> > >> > Eventually, though, no amount of cooling was helping, so I bought a
> > third
> > >> > wireless-n router -- this time a D-Link dual band N300 router
> > marketed to
> > >> > gamers -- and I haven't had to buy any new routers for the past four
> > >> years.
> > >> >
> > >> > Never will I ever buy anything Linksys ever again.  I've seen and
> > heard
> > >> > bad things about D-Link over the years, but I haven't had a single
> > >> problem
> > >> > out of my router other than the fact that it took 3 years to get a
> > >> version
> > >> > of dd-wrt released for it.  I will admit that the factory firmware
> > for it
> > >> > was pretty weak, but it served my consumer needs well enough.  Now
> > that
> > >> > there is a version of dd-wrt for it, though, I can set up a guest
> > network
> > >> > for it, and I have far more information about and control over my
> LAN.
> > >> >
> > >> > -- Matt
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > > On Dec 14, 2014, at 8:55 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Check for a firmware update. Try turning off any remote access.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > -dc
> > >> > >
> > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 8:26 PM, Scott Prader <rigrunn at gmail.com
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> It's possible that your signal shares a channel with other
> routers.
> > >> If
> > >> > you
> > >> > >> can scan for whatever is around you, it should be relatively
> > simple to
> > >> > >> obtain the channel number/frequency that they operate on.  If you
> > are
> > >> > on,
> > >> > >> say, channel 11 and there are 2 or more others on channel 11, I
> > would
> > >> > >> change my configuration to reflect an unused channel.
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> Best of luck,
> > >> > >> Scott
> > >> > >>>> On Dec 14, 2014 8:21 PM, "Todd Walton" <tdwalton at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >> > >>>
> > >> > >>> I have a Linksys EA6300 router (a somewhat nice home-grade
> router)
> > >> that
> > >> > >>> just won't stay up when I have wireless turned on.  With
> wireless
> > >> > turned
> > >> > >> on
> > >> > >>> it will drop connection, including wired, and reset once every
> ten
> > >> > >> minutes
> > >> > >>> or so.  I used to change my wireless network name and password
> > and it
> > >> > >> would
> > >> > >>> stay up for a couple of hours before falling back into the ten
> > minute
> > >> > >>> pattern. But lately I can change my wireless network name and
> > >> password
> > >> > >> and
> > >> > >>> it's back to dropping within minutes.  If I turn off wireless
> > >> > altogether
> > >> > >> my
> > >> > >>> desktop computer does just fine, never losing connection.
> > >> > >>>
> > >> > >>> Could someone else in my apartment building be causing this? By
> > >> > scanning
> > >> > >>> and trying to crack the security, perhaps?
> > >> > >>>
> > >> > >>> --
> > >> > >>> Todd
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