Re: Failing router?
I hate to have to ask, bout what's a wall wart? --Bill -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Failing router?
A wall wort is a funny term for the power adapter/transformer that plugs into a wall. Looks like a wort on the wall. :) Sent from my iPad On Nov 24, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: I hate to have to ask, bout what's a wall wart? --Bill -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Failing router?
On Nov 24, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Jason Brown wrote: A wall wort is a funny term for the power adapter/transformer that plugs into a wall. Looks like a wort on the wall. :) Sent from my iPad On Nov 24, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Bill Spencer wspen...@jhu.edu wrote: I hate to have to ask, bout what's a wall wart? It's WART, we're not talking vegetables or beer here. And Wall Wart isn't a funny term, it's a very common usage. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Failing router?
On Nov 24, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/11/23 23:40, Clark Martin so eloquently wrote: Speed problems can be your broad band connection, the router or traffic on the connection. Don't forget interference from other devices in the same band, microwaves, other networks on the same or overlapping channels… Or smart power meters, apparently… http://www.securityweek.com/smart-meters-interfering-home-electronics -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Failing router?
The 1st thing I would do is reset it by unplugging it for 30 seconds, see if it's still there. I've got a Linksys that has the same sound if you stick your ear right upto it but I've never had any problems. -- C:\win Bad Command Or File Name C:\ -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Failing router?
At 12:23 PM -0800 11/23/2011, Bill Spencer wrote: Hi there: My son came home from college last night, and almost immediately told me that the router (basic Netgear wireless) is giving off a high-pitched whine or squeal or whistle or something, which he had not heard before. Neither my wife nor I can hear it so I have to take this on faith. They both have complained of pretty frequent and significant Internet slowness, too. 1. Are these two things--noise and speed--related? 2. Is the whine a symptom of something more problematic? Farked power could cause all sorts of issues. Transformers and capacitors make evil noises when dying. Check the wall-wart especially - make sure it's not making any crackling or humming. It should be dead silent. Make sure it's plugged into a surge protector too! 3. Assuming it's much more cost-effective to buy another router than try to have this one fixed, what's the conventional wisdom nowadays for brands and capabilities? (I don't feel the need to spend boatloads of (non-existent) cash so something under maybe $30 would be fine, I think...) Black Friday sales! Amazon, your fav local electronics / computer store, etc... Netgear, Cisco, Linksys (owned by Cisco now), Belkin... it's all good. Avoid D-Link. SMC makes nifty higher powered wi-fi routers, targeted more toward small office use, if you need that xtra punch thru yer walls. I like NAT Routers to include at least a 4 port ethernet hub, 100Mb or 1 Gb (GigE). If you have a need for the newer wi-fi standards, then look for 802.11n. Otherwise 802.11 a/b/g will be cheaper. Match the router to your service. If your service provides an ethernet interface, then don't need a router with a built-in DSL modem, etc. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
