Net Gear WGT624 Router reboots frequently.

I checked my router and settings but find nothing unusual.The router stays cool about room temp even running three laptops using the internet.It seems to be rebooting,I think that's the correct term,every 15 minutes.After about two hours it goes into a constant reboot loop until the router is unplugged for 5 minutes and plugged back in.Is there something I can do to repair this or just replace it and be done?It's really just a basic b,g 108mb wireless router IMHO.I didn't give much for it new and it's roughly six years old.

 

Considering its age and symptoms it looks like the router is about to die.
That's unless you've changed firmware, settings on the network or added a new device- in which case it could be attributed to one of those factors.

 

No new firmware updates or upgrades.The new puter was brought online a year ago and the issues have just started in the last couple weeks.I figure it's about time for it to crap out.Other than power outages, and an occasional unplug to reset it,it's been online since I bought it new.

 

The only thing you can test is a new PSU but I guess it's unlikely that you have one with matching parameters.
It's more likely that it's the router going down- at least with a warning- giving you time to look for sth good.

 

I'd have suspected the AC adapter too until I found this: Netgear WGT624 - Netgear | DSLReports Forums

And this... Does the WGT634U reboot like the WGT624? - Netgear | DSLReports Forums

There's another thread here that may help:
WGT624 Reboot/Lockup, try these few steps. - Netgear | DSLReports Forums

Bottom line is the same -- this router is ancient and needs to be replaced.

It looks like OpenWRT is half-working on it, except for v3 http://wiki.openwrt.org/oldwiki/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Netgear/WGT624

 

I agree it's time for a new router.I did some trouble shooting.I took the router and modem all the way to the in feed from the cable company and the router works perfectly.0% packet loss.Once it hits the splitter to feed the modem and TVs,the signal goes all the h3!!.So I went out and purchased another splitter.I know it's not the proper one.It's a digital audio/video unit.So now I have to ask.Where to buy and what splitter is the best for a cable modem?

This is what was put in by my cable company(Charter Communications).I located a newer model at Lowe's and replaced it.The one below is exactly what I replaced the old faulty one with.I looked for something better, but this was the only model they sell in house.

New splitter details.
RCA Digital Splitter
4-way Signal Splitter
Model/Part Number DH44SP
Bi-directional signal flow
5MHz-2.4MHz bandwidth-supports higher digital frequencies



Connections
1-Modem
2-TV
3-Digital Cable Reciever
4-Unused

Bad splitter


New Splitter


I should have mentioned that I am looking into a Net Gear WPN824N-100NAS router.

 

I would advise against WPN824N- it's a low-end router with only 16MB RAM, 4MB flash and only 150mbps Wi-Fi.
This would be OK five years ago.

 

The new splitter was a great idea. Never trust the cable company's hardware... who knows where their contractor picked up the splitter. I've had more incompetent cable techs than competent ones (which is why I personally rewired our whole house). The fact that your splitter is designed to handle up to 2.4GHz is awesome... many aren't listed for over 1GHz (which is still generally enough)

Moral of the story: Don't trust cable company equipment as "proper". A lot of times it's just what the subcontractor happens to have on-hand.

 

What do you recommend?None of our computers are capable of more than 54mbps.We only use a router for wireless internet.We don't do much up loading at all,or downloading.We have no add ons either,such as printers or external HDs.With two computers on the internet at the same time,I notice no issues with my 108mbps router.

 

I would buy a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND.
It costs some $50 or so and packs three removable antennas, gigabit Ethernet, USB port, 300mbps Wi-Fi- which may all be useless for you at this time but it's there nonetheless. As for always-important things- good 400MHz Atheros CPU, 32MB RAM, 8MB flash and DD-WRT support.
Default firmware is good enough and if you run into troubles with it there's always DD-WRT.

 

Thanks.I'll look into that unit.I do know both our computer have atheros internal wireless cards.Seems to be a solid wireless card.Almost instantly connects to the nearest network if I'm not on my home network.

 

I did end up purchasing the router downloads mentioned.It is a great unit so far but it's only been online an hour.Here's a link to my first impressions and some router pron pics.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/net...-router-1st-impressions-pics.html#post6990100