- Jul 1, 2016
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Greetings,
I am using a Linksys wireless router WRT54G v3 (bought in 2005).
1) My modem's firmware was v4.21.4. I sometimes had a problem with the wifi connection. All of the devices in my house suddenly couldn't get online via wifi. The wifi icons in Windows said "no internet"; opening a webpage on my iPhone and iPad didn't show anything. However, if I connected my computer to the router directly through ethernet, I was able to get online. The only way to fix it is to do a "hardware reset" and set up the wifi profile again. What's the problem with the router?
- Today I updated to v4.21.5. I haven't had any issues yet (only a couple of hours). I'm not sure if anyone has had that problem on this firmware. If so, in addition to the "hardware reset", how can I fix it if it happens again?
2) I was told to buy a new wireless router because my current Linksys router was more than 10 years old. My apartment internet speed is 20 Mbps, and using SpeedTest I am able to verify that I can get to that speed with my current Linksys router.
Should I buy a new wifi router to get rid of problem #1? Will it "get faster" for a new router? There are only 2 of us online at the same time. I don't want to spend over $100 for the router, so which one should I choose?
Thank you very much.
I am using a Linksys wireless router WRT54G v3 (bought in 2005).
1) My modem's firmware was v4.21.4. I sometimes had a problem with the wifi connection. All of the devices in my house suddenly couldn't get online via wifi. The wifi icons in Windows said "no internet"; opening a webpage on my iPhone and iPad didn't show anything. However, if I connected my computer to the router directly through ethernet, I was able to get online. The only way to fix it is to do a "hardware reset" and set up the wifi profile again. What's the problem with the router?
- Today I updated to v4.21.5. I haven't had any issues yet (only a couple of hours). I'm not sure if anyone has had that problem on this firmware. If so, in addition to the "hardware reset", how can I fix it if it happens again?
2) I was told to buy a new wireless router because my current Linksys router was more than 10 years old. My apartment internet speed is 20 Mbps, and using SpeedTest I am able to verify that I can get to that speed with my current Linksys router.
Should I buy a new wifi router to get rid of problem #1? Will it "get faster" for a new router? There are only 2 of us online at the same time. I don't want to spend over $100 for the router, so which one should I choose?
Thank you very much.
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