DUDE! thats insane! ive lost all my respect for netgear a long time ago. I have noticed that Netgear, Dlink and Linksys seem to pass the torch to eachother as time goes on. Im currently using the Gamerlounge from D-Link and Its rock solid and has some nice features.
About that rebooting issue I've noticed that on both Linksys and Netgear products. thats a DAMN shame that it knocked out your HDMI port. :( Where did you get the TV? On Oct 12, 6:29 pm, 0x0000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Ryan | Speed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > It's a Netgear WGT624 revision 1.. About 2-3 years old. > > The chip blown is a Marvel chip, don't know the exact model. > > > The Playstation 3 is dead in the water, it powers on but is > > unresponsive > > with no display. Has that funny burnt smell too. The good thing about > > buying consoles at Sam's club is that you have a no questions asked > > full year to return it for any reason. I think 99% of the items in > > that > > store > > are like that except PCs. > > > I also have more damages to report that I found out after I sent the > > first > > message yesterday. I ran out and bought another PS3 and after setting > > it up, still got no display. It turns our the first PS3 passed on the > > surge > > via the HDMI cable and burned out HDMI1 on the lcd.. Doh. > > After figuring that out, I got the new PS3 up and running and went to > > do > > a firmware update but couldn't get any network connectivity via > > ethernet. > > The router that blew was hooked via ethernet into the wall where it > > was > > sent about 100 feet through the house into the router in my bedroom > > that > > handles the actual internet connection. Turns out it zapped the port > > in use > > on the good router too.. So basically anything that was plugged into > > that > > bad > > router got the crap knocked out of it. > > > -Ryan > > > On 10/11/07, 0x0000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Ryan | Speed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Well it seems that this POS Netgear router decided to commit > > > > seppuku and also take out my Playstation 3 with it. > > > > > Honestly, I have no hard evidence the router actually did it. > > > > My gut feeling tells me otherwise though. I had been having > > > > trouble with it for about 6 months. Nothing serious, just the > > > > wireless portion of it not connecting and having to unplug or > > > > reset it entirely for it to come back up. There were other > > > > things on the same power strip such as the 42" lcd. Thankfully > > > > it survived. Also the circuit breaker for that wall outlet was > > > > tripped, but nothing else was. No storms, no brown out or > > > > anything to blame it on. > > > > The pic is of the router board? Which chip is that? I can't make > > out > > > the P/N. What are the PS3's symptoms? > > > > > Below is a pick of the chip having the center blown out. > > > > 0x0000 > > Completely bizarre. It looks like some high-current power connection > got crossed with the data lines. No idea why this router suddenly > decided to spike all its network neighbors? Usually these things fail > "open," causing the current to /stop/ flowing, not the reverse, as > appears to have happened here... > > 0x0000- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CHAOS706.ORG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chaos706?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
