Probably defective or needs firmware upgrade. If reviews were good on Amazon it probably is a decent router.
Sent from my smartphone. Please excuse any typos. On Jan 3, 2016 2:20 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a winner. DOSed maybe? > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > On Jan 3, 2016 3:16 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, the words you never want to hear on a tech support call: "My brother >> in law is here and he has a PhD in computer science." And Mr. PhD says the >> problem is definitely bad Internet service. >> >> Oh, and he changed a bunch of stuff the customer doesn't understand and >> now he's gone back home to Minnesota. >> >> Anyway, even after having the customer factory default his new TP-Link >> Archer C7 AC1750 router, it has a consistent 900-1000 msec ping latency. >> Plus it's pingable from the Internet by default, which I find unusual. >> >> Had the customer fish his old Linksys WRT120N out of the garbage, now >> with a busted antenna, and speeds and ping times are fine. >> >> Hmmmmmmm, I don't have much experience with TP-Link, but this does not >> give me a good impression. I assumed the brother in law had done something >> weird with QoS or firewall settings, but it was the same after being >> defaulted. Customer says it cost like $100 on Amazon and was advertised as >> having the performance of routers costing twice as much. >> >>
