R0b0t1 wrote: > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Ian Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2017-08-30 18:28, R0b0t1 wrote: >> >>>>> Also: how long is the replacement going to last? Anything with >>>>> flash as the main storage will be back at the recycling station >>>>> (ideally) within a couple of years. This includes all the consumer >>>>> routers I've ever had, including the beloved blue Linksys. >>> Flash storage lasts far longer than that in practice. How often do you >>> upgrade a router? >> The "couple" was meant literally, i.e. typically 2 years until it >> breaks. I don't know for sure if it is the flash or something else. >> It's not a bad brand - I have had many different brands, nothing lasts >> much more than that. And I don't abuse them - in fact I pamper them :-) >> > I don't want to take this off on a tangent too far, but can you > describe how you're using them? I'm very interested in what might be > causing them to fail. It's probably not the flash. Reading it causes > virtually no wear and you can do this indefinitely until the charge on > the flash cells equalizes itself, which usually takes a hundred years > or so (similar to the time periods that electromigration takes to > visibly affect integrated circuits). > >
I have to add, I've had modems go out, lightening strikes coming through the phone line does a good job of that. I've never had a modem just die outside of lightening hitting it. Some I've had for years, after plugging the phone lines into a good surge protector. Smart move. Should have did that sooner. ;-) Router, heck, I don't recall ever having a router go bad. I don't recall even the power pack thing ever going out. I've updated the firmware/OS thing a couple times on mine and it just keeps on going. Come to think of it, I rarely even have to reboot the thing. Usually when I do, it's because my DSL is having problems and I give it a reset just for giggles, modem to I might add. BTW, I have one of those wired type LinkSys blue routers. I have a spare in the closet. It's been there for years. Found it at a thrift store for like $5.00 or so. They had no idea its real value. I think it has the wireless part. lol Anyway, it worked when I tested it. Makes one curious as to what is causing Ian's problem with this sort of thing. :/ Dale :-) :-)
