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Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed.
It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. |
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson
wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Apart from that, you havn't given us the model number. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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In message , Graham.
writes On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now -- Chris French |
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On Monday, October 13, 2014 10:19:29 PM UTC+1, Graham. wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Apart from that, you havn't given us the model number. Oh I didn't think I'd bother. I didn't think a sample size of 1 was going to influence you one way or the other. Don't you recognize and excuse to vent ? (model TD-W8961ND Ver 3.0 S/N 12986703642). A sample size of 1 may be statistically insignificant, but there is a significant chance that if something happens, it happens more than once (because its due to an underlying design factor). Or is it because I split my coffee in it ? Simon. |
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On Monday, October 13, 2014 10:59:39 PM UTC+1, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Monday, October 13, 2014 10:19:29 PM UTC+1, Graham. wrote: On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Apart from that, you havn't given us the model number. Oh I didn't think I'd bother. I didn't think a sample size of 1 was going to influence you one way or the other. Don't you recognize and excuse to vent ? (model TD-W8961ND Ver 3.0 S/N 12986703642). A sample size of 1 may be statistically insignificant, but there is a significant chance that if something happens, it happens more than once (because its due to an underlying design factor). Or is it because I split my coffee in it ? Simon. Those few typos make me sound more angry than I am. My contact lenses are getting a bit blurry. Simon. |
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On Monday, October 13, 2014 11:23:20 PM UTC+1, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:45:43 +0100, Chris French wrote: In message , Graham. writes On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now And mine 18 months + ... I'm sure mine failed earlier than most, but I was still not inclined to go out and buy the same model again ! Simon. |
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:45:43 +0100, Chris French
wrote: In message , Graham. writes On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now My TP Link router replaced my Belkin router which died earlier this year but as each of them only cost about a tenner I tend to think of them as consumables like paper and ink. I could buy a really nice router for Belkin/TP price x n where n is a big number but I'm not convinced a nice router would stay alive n-times longer than my cheapies or even that computers will still use the same standards in n-times years time. Nick |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:38:04 +0100
Nick Odell wrote: On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:45:43 +0100, Chris French wrote: In message , Graham. writes On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:33 -0700 (PDT), sm_jamieson wrote: Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now My TP Link router replaced my Belkin router which died earlier this year but as each of them only cost about a tenner I tend to think of them as consumables like paper and ink. I could buy a really nice router for Belkin/TP price x n where n is a big number but I'm not convinced a nice router would stay alive n-times longer than my cheapies or even that computers will still use the same standards in n-times years time. Nick I used the same logic when buying wrist watches, preferring supermarket cheapies over the likes of Omega etc. If it breaks down, replace it. Now I don't even use one. -- Davey. |
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Nick Odell wrote
Chris French wrote Graham. wrote wrote Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now My TP Link router replaced my Belkin router which died earlier this year but as each of them only cost about a tenner I tend to think of them as consumables like paper and ink. I could buy a really nice router for Belkin/TP price x n where n is a big number but I'm not convinced a nice router would stay alive n-times longer than my cheapies None of mine have died yet. or even that computers will still use the same standards in n-times years time. That's the reason the previous ones have been replaced, first to get wifi and then to get ADSL2+ Not that the current one cost much, got it at a garage/yard sale for peanuts because it has full voip support too. |
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Nick Odell wrote Chris French wrote Graham. wrote wrote Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. Thanks, but I don't think a sample size of 1 as going to influence me one way or the other. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now My TP Link router replaced my Belkin router which died earlier this year but as each of them only cost about a tenner I tend to think of them as consumables like paper and ink. I could buy a really nice router for Belkin/TP price x n where n is a big number but I'm not convinced a nice router would stay alive n-times longer than my cheapies or even that computers will still use the same standards in n-times years time. I used the same logic when buying wrist watches, preferring supermarket cheapies over the likes of Omega etc. If it breaks down, replace it. Now I don't even use one. I don't either anymore, but with stuff like routers and smartphones I want something that performs a lot better than the lowest cost **** does. And absolutely classic example of that is the lowest cost android smartphones that have so little memory that you can install **** all apps on them. What is the point of farting around like that when paying a bit more for a phone with a decent amount of memory avoids all that farting around entirely ? |
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On Monday, October 13, 2014 9:25:33 PM UTC+1, sm_jamieson wrote:
Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. I suppose as this is Uk d-I-y I ought to flash the TP-link with DD-WRT or somesuch third party firmware but frankly I don't have that much time to waste. |
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Brian Gaff wrote
Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. "sm_jamieson" wrote in message ... Dont't buy a tp-link ADSL wireless router ! Mine only lasted just over a year. It was working but I could not access its http console (visitor wanted the pass phrase), so I restarted it (power cycled). After that it acted as an ethernet switch but nothing else. It was as if the control part of the device had failed. It would not even respond to the reset button, so no return to factory presets possible. Replaced with a netgear one - the previous netgear router I had lasted years. I know none of these are high end devices, but they should do the job. DIY ? Well I bought it myself and plugged it in myself ;-) Simon. |
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"Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. ****inell, is there any subject wodders is not an expert on? he sounds like such an asset that i bet the government is regretting deporting his granddad with the other criminals all those years ago, |
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On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 9:41:15 AM UTC+1, fred wrote:
In article , writes I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. Check out the voltage of the plug top power supply under load, I've had a couple fail early. They show fine off load, it was the old bad caps story -- fred it's a ba-na-na . . . . Thanks for the tip, might try running it off a proper stabilised PSU for a week then and see what happens. |
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"Gazz" wrote in message ... "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. ****inell, is there any subject wodders is not an expert on? Even someone as stupid as you should be able to check what it looks like from the ip. |
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On 13/10/14 23:23, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:45:43 +0100, Chris French wrote: In message , Graham. Indeed, my TP link wireless AP has been running ok for a few years now And mine 18 months + ... 2 years ish... Mine did have a bug where it would drop the wireless connection. However, I saw a beta firmware release mentioning it had fixed this (before I'd fully realised - I thought it was my laptop being silly) and it's been fine ever since. Personally I'm quite impressed with the feature set on mine. |
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On 14/10/2014 09:41, fred wrote:
In article , writes I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. Check out the voltage of the plug top power supply under load, I've had a couple fail early. They show fine off load, it was the old bad caps story +1 Yup had a bunch of D-Link switches fail for just that reason (internal PSU rather than soap on a rope, but same principle and fix). Probably had half a dozen TP-Link switches in the field now for a few years - not had any failures. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:17:15 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote: Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. That's a bit of a sweeping statement. It's surprising just how different they can be. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. If I had to make do with a badge engineered version, I'd choose Peak over Belkin every time. The hardware might be the same but the OEM customer (Belkin) will usually employ someone to write, in Belkin's case, a ****e version of the firmware so full of security lapses as to turn a moderately bad piece of kit into a festering PoS so bad that anyone with a moderate level of knowledge wouldn't want to touch it with a bargepole. -- J B Good |
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On 14/10/2014 16:54, Johny B Good wrote:
On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:42:37 -0700 (PDT), wrote: ====snip==== I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. I suppose as this is Uk d-I-y I ought to flash the TP-link with DD-WRT or somesuch third party firmware but frankly I don't have that much time to waste. If there's a DD-WRT firmware available for that model, I'd be taking it apart to replace any suspect caps and enlarge any existing vent slots and adding a couple of square inches worth of ventillation holes in the base of the case (7 to 10 mm drill bit sized) and, if necessary, drill a few in the top of the case to supplement the existing vent slots if the effective CSA can't be increased to match the holes in the base[1]. _THEN_ and only then, would I deem it worthy of such a firmware upgrade. [1] See what I just did there? Offer some real, good old fashioned DIY advice. :-) fx applause In case its any use, some info on DIY cap replacement etc: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...air#Capacitors -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:41:15 +0100, fred wrote:
In article , writes I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. Check out the voltage of the plug top power supply under load, I've had a couple fail early. They show fine off load, it was the old bad caps story That's actually an excellent observation. That could well be the root of Simon's problems with the TP-Link. However, since the use of switching regulators in these cheap commodity routers and switches has displaced those ancient analogue voltage regulators for well over a decade now (purely on cost cutting grounds), it's a simple enough problem to fix since the only matching requirement of a substitute wallwart is plug size and VA rating over a voltage ranging from a low of 6 to a max of 15 volts DC. The switching regulator will (unlike the specials used in laptop power management switching regulators) cheerfully accept a wide range of input voltages equal to or greater than the output voltage threshold (typically 5 volt) that's within the upper input voltage limit, usually defined by the input capacitor voltage rating (conservatively, a maximum of 15 volts). You can safely power 99% of all such kit from any 10VA rated nominally 12 volt wallwart that happens to have a suitably matched plug on the end of its DC output lead (if necessary, you could always use the plug off the old wallwart to fix this issue if needs must). -- J B Good |
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In article , John
Rumm writes On 14/10/2014 16:54, Johny B Good wrote: On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:42:37 -0700 (PDT), wrote: If there's a DD-WRT firmware available for that model, I'd be taking it apart to replace any suspect caps and enlarge any existing vent slots and adding a couple of square inches worth of ventillation holes in the base of the case (7 to 10 mm drill bit sized) and, if necessary, drill a few in the top of the case to supplement the existing vent slots if the effective CSA can't be increased to match the holes in the base[1]. _THEN_ and only then, would I deem it worthy of such a firmware upgrade. [1] See what I just did there? Offer some real, good old fashioned DIY advice. :-) fx applause In case its any use, some info on DIY cap replacement etc: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...air#Capacitors I try to mount my modem/routers, switches, access points and VOIP stuff vertically on wall mounted boards as I reckon the cooling will be better that way. We've not got enough to make rack mounting worthwhile. Side benefits are they don't get kicked about and I don't have to bend down so far to work on them :-) -- fred it's a ba-na-na . . . . |
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Johny B Good wrote
Rod Speed wrote Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. That's a bit of a sweeping statement. Sure, but they arent all the same device rebadged. It's surprising just how different they can be. So they can't all be the same device rebadged. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. Sure, but that's not what he said. If I had to make do with a badge engineered version, I'd choose Peak over Belkin every time. The hardware might be the same but the OEM customer (Belkin) will usually employ someone to write, in Belkin's case, a ****e version of the firmware so full of security lapses as to turn a moderately bad piece of kit into a festering PoS so bad that anyone with a moderate level of knowledge wouldn't want to touch it with a bargepole. So even that isnt just badge engineering. |
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 06:09:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote: Johny B Good wrote Rod Speed wrote Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. That's a bit of a sweeping statement. It's surprising just how different they can be. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. Sure, but they arent all the same device rebadged. You'd be surprised by what some of the off-brands turn out to be based on when looking for firmware updates. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. So they can't all be the same device rebadged. I wasn't claiming any such thing, just pointing out that the truth of the matter lies somewhere in between, as it so often does with such kit. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. Sure, but that's not what he said. True enough, he was opining that _most_ of this kit was a matter of badge engineering based on just one or two reference designs, an opinion that's just as far off the mark as your claim to the contrary. If I had to make do with a badge engineered version, I'd choose Peak over Belkin every time. The hardware might be the same but the OEM customer (Belkin) will usually employ someone to write, in Belkin's case, a ****e version of the firmware so full of security lapses as to turn a moderately bad piece of kit into a festering PoS so bad that anyone with a moderate level of knowledge wouldn't want to touch it with a bargepole. So even that isnt just badge engineering. No, that's not just badge engineering but badge engineering of the worst kind, the kind you wouldn't want to touch, not even with a bargepole. -- J B Good |
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Johny B Good wrote
Rod Speed wrote Johny B Good wrote Rod Speed wrote Brian Gaff wrote Hmm, most odd. I thought the innards of these things tended to be the same just badge engineered tese days. No they are not. That's a bit of a sweeping statement. It's surprising just how different they can be. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. Sure, but they arent all the same device rebadged. You'd be surprised by what some of the off-brands turn out to be based on when looking for firmware updates. No I would not, and we weren't discussing off brands when Brian made that comment anyway. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. So they can't all be the same device rebadged. I wasn't claiming any such thing, Never said you did. just pointing out that the truth of the matter lies somewhere in between, as it so often does with such kit. And I pointed out to Brian that what he said isnt true of the brands being discussed when he made that comment. However, you do see badge engineered versions of Zyxel(?) and Netgear kit re-marketed by the likes of Peak and (spit!) Belkin. Sure, but that's not what he said. True enough, he was opining that _most_ of this kit was a matter of badge engineering based on just one or two reference designs, He didn't say anything about one or two reference designs. an opinion that's just as far off the mark as your claim to the contrary. Not it is not with the brands being discussed when we made those comments. If I had to make do with a badge engineered version, I'd choose Peak over Belkin every time. The hardware might be the same but the OEM customer (Belkin) will usually employ someone to write, in Belkin's case, a ****e version of the firmware so full of security lapses as to turn a moderately bad piece of kit into a festering PoS so bad that anyone with a moderate level of knowledge wouldn't want to touch it with a bargepole. So even that isnt just badge engineering. No, that's not just badge engineering but badge engineering of the worst kind, It isnt badge engineering at all, JUST the use of common hardware with their own firmware. the kind you wouldn't want to touch, not even with a bargepole. Separate matter entirely to what was being discussed. |
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On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 5:24:14 PM UTC+1, Johny B Good wrote:
On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:41:15 +0100, fred wrote: In article , writes I've given up with my TP-Link WR1043D after about 18 months - it falls over if it gets slightly too warm and has a number of irritating minor bugs, for example some, but not all, internet radio station start buffering after half an hour or so. I assumed it was issues with the streams, but having switched back to my bombproof old Netgear DG834G, that streams all stations fine and doesn't fall over if the ambient temperature reaches 25C or whatever. The TP-Link was very cheap for the functionality but looks like for once I got what I paid for. Check out the voltage of the plug top power supply under load, I've had a couple fail early. They show fine off load, it was the old bad caps story That's actually an excellent observation. That could well be the root of Simon's problems with the TP-Link. However, since the use of switching regulators in these cheap commodity routers and switches has displaced those ancient analogue voltage regulators for well over a decade now (purely on cost cutting grounds), it's a simple enough problem to fix since the only matching requirement of a substitute wallwart is plug size and VA rating over a voltage ranging from a low of 6 to a max of 15 volts DC. The switching regulator will (unlike the specials used in laptop power management switching regulators) cheerfully accept a wide range of input voltages equal to or greater than the output voltage threshold (typically 5 volt) that's within the upper input voltage limit, usually defined by the input capacitor voltage rating (conservatively, a maximum of 15 volts). You can safely power 99% of all such kit from any 10VA rated nominally 12 volt wallwart that happens to have a suitably matched plug on the end of its DC output lead (if necessary, you could always use the plug off the old wallwart to fix this issue if needs must). -- J B Good Maybe I shouldn't throw it away then, however I suspect it would go into that box of things that I really should throw away, to be fixed one day. If I manage to keep stuff long enough I could fix them in my retirement, but I'm sure the stuff would be obsolete by then. Simon. |
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