router problem

[AlSukhon]

Hi,

I'm trying to get this out before my router crashes AGAIN!

i'm on talktalk, i have the smartAX MT882 router.... i can get online for a while (sometimes only 5 mins) before all the lights start flashing and stops working - while all the lights infinitely flash...

unplugging the power for a while usually helps - but sometimes not at all... can spend the whole night resting it then retrying to no avail....

i havent talked to talktalk as yet - i can be asked to go through the inept "is it switched on? try unplugging...blah blah"

when this happens i cant access the router software/mainframe which leads me to believe that they have palmed me off with the crappiest route around...

any ideas?

cheers

 

[Berserker]

Sounds knackered, or at least broken firmware.

Unplug it from everything but power, place in a well ventilated area, and see what happens. If it keeps doing that, it's for the bin (or, in the case where the ISP wants it back, let them have it - preferably literally).