Router Having Sporadic Outages or Hangups

I am using a Netgear router that has been running like a champ for a few years now. Recently I've been having these internet hangups where my internet will go out for a few seconds to an hour or more. Initially I thought it might be the internet service itself since it's had hangups before but over the weekend when it went out, I just unplugged the router and plugged it back in and it came back up quickly. I repeated this again later.

So it appears to me that the router is suddenly just hanging up or freezing. Like I said, I did the 'unplug, plug back in' normal fix but it's not fixing it this time.

Any other suggestions from our tech guys or is it time to find a new router?

If it is time to just scrap this one, what are reliable brands/models to look at?

thanks

 

put a fan on it and see how it behaves

 

I do have a small one on it, forgot to mention that. thanks!

 

i like a hotbrick.

 

Have you tried by passing the router to see if your ISP is kicking you off?

I'm not a techie but I think you are resetting your modem when you unplug and replug the router.

 

You can try a firmware update. Probably dying a slow death. I am happy with my new Lynksys WRT54GL. Or you might want to try the new D link gaming router.

The problem with the lower end dual wan router is the max at 20 mg throughput.

 

Open it up and take a peek inside. Does it have any bulging or oozing electrolytic capacitors? I had a few phucking Dells crap out (technical term that one) due to these cheap chinese caps.

 

Im using one now (Xtreme-N dual band) and its performing like a piece of shit. My $90 Netgear worked way better. Not impressed with D-Link at all.

I am actually going to get a new router today, Thinking about a Lynksys

 

I went through a lot of routers at one point. Then I changed my DSL provider and suddenly I had a half dozen routers that all worked fine 24/7...

 

Hmm? I had just read reviews of the wired D link gaming router, don't recall exact model as it's been a month. If you go with Lynksys WRT54GL consider upgrading to 3rd party firmware such as Tomato or DD-WRT as they have been more stable/have a lot more options, than legacy firmware. I have been using tomato for about a month and works good.