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Do all routers eventually just start to die (nighthawk R7000)? (Need a replacement)
Right now running a Netgear R7000 running DD-WRT. Ive been experiencing a lot of issues lately and have to reboot often. This happened to my last router a few years back as well.
Do all routers eventually start to "crap" out?
Im guessing this is pretty outdated as well - so might as well upgrade to something better. I'm not so sure I need DDWRT anymore, since the majority of the time im not home, im connected to all sorts of wifi (and use a vpn), so I guess I really dont care if I have it anymore.
Budget is around 200 - range has been fine on this, but wouldnt mind a little boost. I know new wifi standards have been released since then, so an update would be nice.
I do a lot of gaming (mostly LAN, but I have friends come over and use wifi), so any extra GAMING features i guess would be cool, but im assuming they all probably offer the same thing, just some get their prices jacked up for GAMING purposes.
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To answer your first question, regardless of what direction you go for new; yes routers eventually crap out. Power surges and line spikes take a toll and the effect is cumulative. One of the best upgrades you can make is to put your modem and router downstream of a small uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
teribgosa wrote:
Do all routers eventually start to "crap" out?
Not in my experience. I usually end up retiring devices because newer ones offer features that I'd like to have.
Right now running a Netgear R7000 running DD-WRT. Ive been experiencing a lot of issues lately and have to reboot often.
"Issues" could mean anything, but the R7000 was always a basic "workhorse" router.
I do a lot of gaming (mostly LAN, but I have friends come over and use wifi), so any extra GAMING features i guess would be cool, but im assuming they all probably offer the same thing, just some get their prices jacked up for GAMING purposes.Netgear's gaming routers do not "offer the same thing". They come with a fancy dumaOS operating system of their own that adds all manner of bells and whistles. At a price! Only you know if they would make sense for you.
Heat on electronics can also be a cause of routers to give up the ghost.
Why I run a laptop cooler fan under any router I have online 24/7.
teribgosa wrote:
Right now running a Netgear R7000 running DD-WRT. Ive been experiencing a lot of issues lately and have to reboot often. This happened to my last router a few years back as well.
Do all routers eventually start to "crap" out?
Im guessing this is pretty outdated as well - so might as well upgrade to something better. I'm not so sure I need DDWRT anymore, since the majority of the time im not home, im connected to all sorts of wifi (and use a vpn), so I guess I really dont care if I have it anymore.
Budget is around 200 - range has been fine on this, but wouldnt mind a little boost. I know new wifi standards have been released since then, so an update would be nice.
I do a lot of gaming (mostly LAN, but I have friends come over and use wifi), so any extra GAMING features i guess would be cool, but im assuming they all probably offer the same thing, just some get their prices jacked up for GAMING purposes.
