is a the linksys WAG54 a pile, or am I being a div?

souter

Hi, I'm bracing myself for my third return to Peats in just over a year with this router (must get the correct model when I get home, but it's the little one without an aerial Peats have been selling for a good while).

First one I bought, couldn't connect to PC wireless or ethernet. Got it replaced (though worked fine in Peats, alledgedly) and ok for just over a year when it started failed POST (perpetually blinking power on led). Since out of warranty went and bought another, connected to console over wire and wireless but didn't use it while I figured my ISP settings.
So last night already to go, and it starts failing it's POST again. Followed the linksys web site instruction to flash the latest firmware but no joy there and don't think I was able to reset the machine (the power led never stopped flashing however long I depressed the reset switch for).

I've never had any problems with the wired modem I got from BT, or any other equipment, and to my mind this failure rate is not acceptable.

Am I just unlucky or is there some underlying cause e.g. voltage in my phone line or me doing something stupid?

TIA

dub45

souter wrote:

Hi, I'm bracing myself for my third return to Peats in just over a year with this router (must get the correct model when I get home, but it's the little one without an aerial Peats have been selling for a good while).

First one I bought, couldn't connect to PC wireless or ethernet. Got it replaced (though worked fine in Peats, alledgedly) and ok for just over a year when it started failed POST (perpetually blinking power on led). Since out of warranty went and bought another, connected to console over wire and wireless but didn't use it while I figured my ISP settings.
So last night already to go, and it starts failing it's POST again. Followed the linksys web site instruction to flash the latest firmware but no joy there and don't think I was able to reset the machine (the power led never stopped flashing however long I depressed the reset switch for).

I've never had any problems with the wired modem I got from BT, or any other equipment, and to my mind this failure rate is not acceptable.

Am I just unlucky or is there some underlying cause e.g. voltage in my phone line or me doing something stupid?

TIA

It really would help when posting on a particular model to post the correct model number. When resetting the machine you are only supposed to hold in the button for a relatively short time.

There were issues with the wag54gs but the latest firmware has cerainly improved the performance for me.

When you fine the model no have a look at www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk theres a lot of customer reviews of modems/routers there and you often pick up information about latest firmware issues etc.

souter

Thanks Dub.
The precise model is the WAG345Gv2. I find the reset procedure problematic to say the least (after all it is the weapon of last resort so should be robust). The supplied docs say depress for 10 secs, linksys.com says 30. I have tried both umpteen times, there doesn't appear to be any feedback i.e. the led blinks at constant rate irregardless. So it's not until I've changed my PC IP setting that I can confirm that the reset hasn't worked (it has worked in the past, though what the leds were doing at teh time is lost in the mists of time).
One thing has occurred to me about my procedures - I kept the microfilter on the phone line from the original BT ADSL modem (zyxel prestige 623-t1) rather than use linksys one.
Could this be blowing up my routers?
Going to xpost this in broadband forum, mods strike me down if na.

irlrobins

souter wrote:

Going to xpost this in broadband forum, mods strike me down if na.

Done