Well, yes and no. Software is obviously a huge part of it, but the hardware
itself is important too. Consumer grade appliance routers typically have
limited memory and slow processors, and under high load, it is this alone
that locks them up--insufficient resources to handle the load.
With broadband speeds reaching 30mbit/s and higher, I think we're going to
quickly hit the limits of a lot of cheap consumer gear.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "warpmedia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [H] router reboot ?
Sounds more like software than hardware either way.
Finding good software for a given appliance vs. a PC is another story.
Greg Sevart wrote:
"should" being the operative word. Unfortunately, even the Linksys
linux-based stuff suffers the same issues. OTOH, I've had clarkconnect
boxes go for 2 years without a single hiccup, even supporting multiple
users (roommates) that were using bit torrent. (the thousands of
connections BT opens up is one quick way to lock a lot of consumer grade
gear).
Greg
----- Original Message ----- From: "warpmedia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [H] router reboot ?
That depends on the definition and scope of "common". My WRT54GS only
had occasionally issues WHILE I was configuring devsnap versons of
Sveasoft Talisman.
It is after all a limux box running on PDA type hardware so should be as
reliable as PC assuming stable software in both cases.
Greg Sevart wrote:
Common problem with almost all consumer grade routers. One of many
reasons I use a low-end PC running ClarkConnect as my router/VPN box.
Greg
