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Running two desktops (Win 7 Pro 64 and Win 7 Home 64) as wired connections through a Linksys WRT-54G router. We have DSL, which is generally stable.

The past few days the Ethernet light on the modem periodically goes dark. The fix has been to power cycle the router. I swapped in a new CAT5 cable from the router to the modem to see if that was the issue, but it still intermittently goes out.

Trying to determine what the cause might be.

Could the router be dying?
 
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This is one (you have stated above) is a also good one with 300mbps 'N' Standard which is blazing fast but not that much as compared to 'ac' standard.
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Dual-Band-Anywhere-EA4500/dp/B007IL7AKM

So my opinion would be this one:

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Gigabit-Router-WNDR4300/dp/B008HO9DK4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435768344&sr=1-2&keywords=netgear+router

This is one is from Netgear.

Not a big difference between these two in terms of performance although its up to you which one you want to buy,independent on your budget.Netgear is cheaper...
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Thanks--I'll have to check and see what the specs on the adapter are (where it's set up it's a little tricky getting to the brick). Hopefully I have something I can swap in.
 
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Strangely, I did get a replacement power cord for $10 on Amazon, which had no effect (problem still existed), so I reverted back to the original power adapter.

Still have no idea what the issue was, but I think I ruled out an ISP/modem problem. When the problem was going on I bypassed the router and tried my laptop connected directly to the modem. Speed was normal.

Today everything was back to normal: I still think my router (Linksys WRT54GS) might be dying (it's about 9 years old!). I considered getting a Linksys N900 (EA4500), but I do not like the idea of this "Cloud Connect" nonsense. I do not want to have to connect to a manufacturer's website to change settings, etc. on my router.

So now I am shopping for a new router for a network that includes 3 hard-wired devices (2 desktops and a WD TV Live) and 1 wireless device (my laptop), which is used very infrequently.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.
 
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That you router you mentioned above is very old,I think you should buying a new one because,yes,it might be dying,and 9years is a long time! That's an awesome drag since 9 years for you dig27.Although I suggest buying a new one instead of wasting more money on troubleshooting by buying spare equipments like you bought 10$ power cord but no use so that's why I suggest buy a new one of 'N' standard that supports upto 150MBps of speed.

Cheers!
 
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This is one (you have stated above) is a also good one with 300mbps 'N' Standard which is blazing fast but not that much as compared to 'ac' standard.
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Dual-Band-Anywhere-EA4500/dp/B007IL7AKM

So my opinion would be this one:

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Gigabit-Router-WNDR4300/dp/B008HO9DK4/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435768344&sr=1-2&keywords=netgear+router

This is one is from Netgear.

Not a big difference between these two in terms of performance although its up to you which one you want to buy,independent on your budget.Netgear is cheaper than linksys.
 
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