broadband router

its a netgear DG834G v3

The 834 is a good model, we have a couple at work that have run solid for 2 years with up to 50 pc's attached and they've not had a problem like that. When we used to have some crappy belkin stuff they used to clam up and needed a factory reset every so often which fixed it. I do that about once a year on the netgears as routine maintenance, so maybe that helps, don't forget to make a note of the logon name and password before you reset it if you try it obviously!

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

my netgear router slows down the longer its on? i keep having to switch it off for a few mins to reset? is this normal does anyone else have this problem?

No.

Threaten it daily with a hammer and you'll find it daren't slow down!

Originally Posted by Baph

Even the slowest wireless connection is 54Mbps. Most ADSL lines are 8Mbps.

In theory - practice is very different!

I'm still using my 6 year old 11mbps wireless router, its great, my broadband has only just got to 10mbps on a good day.

But I would check the firmware levels, its always the first thing you should look at.

how do i update firmware on my router then?

Well your need to download it, and they it will either have a little app that loads it to your router. Or in some cases once you have downloaded it to your PC, in the routers firmware menu you can select the file from your PC.

Just make sure you leave it well alone while its loading the new firmware as if you interrupt it you could stuff up the router, and then it can be a bit troublesome to get it back.

[Viney]

With netgear routers, go to thier web page>support, find your router, find the latest firmware for your routere, save it to, say, desktop. Then log onto your router, in there is a menu option to upgrade firmware. Click on this, locate the firmware update on your desktop and load away. Re-set your router and job done.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

its a netgear DG834G v3

Same as mine. I've got the latest firmware downloaded already as I upgraded mine a while ago. If you cant find it on the netgear website PM me your email address and I'll mail it to you, Otherwise process is as Viney describes.

[SoulKiss]

Also turn logging off - I have a V3 and it would only fall over if I was doing a LOT of traffic for a long time at once - which leads me to believe its a memory leak or something that gums it up.