Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

[Toasty]

Re: Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

Eggcellent!

[ratdude747]

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spoke too soon. my dad is complaining that his netbook keeps getting dropped.

Any more ideas other than a sledgehammer or a shotgun?

[shovenose]

Re: Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

spoke too soon. my dad is complaining that his netbook keeps getting dropped.

Any more ideas other than a sledgehammer or a shotgun?

TNT



Can you put the original firmware back on?

[ratdude747]

Re: Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

TNT



Can you put the original firmware back on?

yes, but it's a pita. also a good way to ruin the network (netgear stock FW is no good for file sharing or IP printing, esp under linux).

ive had no issues... maybe I'll reinstall dd-wrt...

[shovenose]

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yes, but it's a pita. also a good way to ruin the network (netgear stock FW is no good for file sharing or IP printing, esp under linux).

ive had no issues... maybe I'll reinstall dd-wrt...

Yes, I understand that DD-WRT is better (in most cases)... I have used it on many routers and have had a great experience with it.

HOWEVER the Netgear stock firmware isn't so bad...
Why? Because of the recent update.
A while back, I logged into the cotnrol panel of my WNR2000 and it said I had a firmware update. I did it, and HOLY COW what a difference! They literally redid the entire interface!
Besides, we know the stock Netgear firmware is 100% compatible, so it's worth using just to test the hardware of the router - if you still get dropped connections using the stock firmware we know something is wrong with the router.

[ratdude747]

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I read it is a common issue with that model router and DDwrt.

however, I am not going back... going back would kill all the printers in the house , which are all network printers (one IP, one hooked to the file server). I have not had dropping issues myself... and my dad is using a azurewave wifi module

I may try a 30/30/30 reset tonight and see if that has any effect (I forgot to do that when I installed, DOH!).

[shovenose]

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It was just a suggestion :P
IMO, you learned something: test a router thoroughly BEFORE installing aftermarket firmware or modding it

[Scenic]

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and my dad is using a azurewave wifi module

Those are pretty much junk. My eeePC came with one of them.. nothing but trouble and poor reception. Replaced it with a Broadcom miniPCIe card and never had problems since (and got the added bonus of out-of-the-box OSX compatibility )

edit: the Azurewave also only used one antenna (only had one socket) and claimed n-WiFi capability, the Broadcom card is only 802.11g, but has sockets for two antennas. Bought a chinese internal laptop one from ebay and hid it behind the LCD. Can't say it makes a lot of a difference (probably because of the antenna being cheap & cheesy), but it definitely did something.

[ratdude747]

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would an intel 3945 be a sizeable upgrade then?

his has 2 antenna sockets on the card... not that that means anything...

[ratdude747]

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upgraded the card, the POS won't detect it... maybe you HAVE to use the junk card under windows?

[Toasty]

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Are you both running wired and wireless in the house from different routers?

[ratdude747]

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Are you both running wired and wireless in the house from different routers?

the router has 2 radios... but all the routing is done from that router, including wired.

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put the azurewave card back in the eee pc... installed the latest drivers as well, so far no issues.

[ratdude747]

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added heatsinks, no impovement

I read that axing the 2.4ghz radio and setting the 5ghz radio to 2.4ghz fixes it...

that means no more 5ghz

but other than some old wireless A cards I have somewhere, 5ghz had no use... two of my laptops could see it but the performance was not that much better than the 2.4ghz setting... TBH, I don't see the big deal about 5ghz... it is only good in wide open spaces, which my house is not.

any other advice?