Which wireless-N router to use with Be?

memyselfandi · 12 Mar 2010 at 08:06

So, I've been running a DG834N on my Be line for quite a while but it's stability is pretty poor and seems to be getting worse. It hangs/crashes on a fairly regular basis, particularly if wireless in enabled. When it hangs it requires the power to pulled from it twice now, after the first time it just displays a red circle once power is restored.

Googling around this appears to be due to a cooling issue with earlier units and tends to get worse over time until the unit cooks itself.

This has now got to a point where it's irritating enough that I want replace the router with something more reliable.

Needs to have the following:
- Work with Be (ADSL2) .... if it makes any difference I sync at around ~12Mb.
- Have wireless-N support with the usual levels of security.
- Does not need to have a built in switch as it will be connected to a gigabit switch to connect to the wired network
- Needs to be stable when in normal usage (a mixture of the usual things ... not being hammered by torrents the entire time).

memyselfandi · 15 Mar 2010 at 11:41

I'm running the latest official firmware. I'm not sure how running a third party firmware will help when the issue appears to be due to a hardware overheating issue?

memyselfandi · 16 Mar 2010 at 09:02

DIABLO said:
Before you go buying anything else try the third party firmware, My record uptime for my DG834N was something like 2 months using the dgteam firmware. Are you keeping the router upright? as there was a warning label on the side of mine saying not to lay it on it's side as it will over heat.

Yep it's vertical with plenty of free space around it for air flow.

memyselfandi · 16 Mar 2010 at 12:48

Multiple systems and network accessing devices (although no PS3). These are connected in the most part via an existing wired network infrastructure with wireless only being needed for laptops/netbooks. Router just needs one lan port to connect into the network.

Network is NATed behind the router and only needs as much firewall as a normal consumer grade router has, (no specific additional requirements).

memyselfandi · 17 Mar 2010 at 21:24

So to summarise at the moment, just about every suggested router has had someone also saying stay well clear it's a POS and/or is currently being RMA'ed by someone :confused:

Or I should try updating to third party firmware which may make the existing router more stable ...