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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Default Netgear Router keeps dropping out?

Bought a DG834PN MIMO to upgrade from the DG834GT and so far I'm disappointed with it's performance.
Even sat at the same spot as the 834GT it doesn't seem to perform as well and every now and again it completely drops the Internet connection - the 834 GT never does this.

Other thing that seems odd is that sometimes it'll have a problem with certain websites yet others seem fine? e.g. it'll stall completely on Scoobynet yet the BBC news is fine?

Connect up the 834GT and everything is fine again - any thoughts?

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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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you might have a faulty one . had the same trouble with the one I got from Skybroadband, but after afew week's use it has settle down lol
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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take it back. Get a linksys
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Just read on the Netgear forum that this is a regular problem with this model - there's countless posts with people having the same problem. Back to Amazon methinks and replace with summit else.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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Just bought one, so far no problems. My laptop has a built in wireless card so i'm using that and not the free dongle that comes with it.
Just upgraded from a Linksys 54g which worked fine for about 2 years untill it kept dropping the wired lan connection to my desktop every 30 seconds.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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I have just replaed my Netgear DG834 V1(old model )with a DG834N and quite impressed with it . No drop outs, its loads faster and more stable , first thing I did was to install the latest firmware and so far no problems .
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by kbsub
I have just replaed my Netgear DG834 V1(old model )with a DG834N and quite impressed with it . No drop outs, its loads faster and more stable , first thing I did was to install the latest firmware and so far no problems .
Mine is headed back to Amazon - the Netgear forum is littered with posts of the 834PN dropping connection or locking out and no solution from Netgear. Even when it did work it didn't perform any better than the 834GT.

Now looking at the Linksys range expander to solve my connection woes
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Mine is the 834N Rangemax , Not the PN you have
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin Groat
Now looking at the Linksys range expander to solve my connection woes
Fella at w*rk has a couple as he had range issues. Really rated them.


Steve
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by stevem2k
Fella at w*rk has a couple as he had range issues. Really rated them.

Steve
Plan Z now......other option that looks like it could be more reliable, is the Netgear WALL-PLUGGED RANGE EXTENDER - WGXB102 PowerLine Wall-Plugged Range Extender - WGXB102.

John Lewis have them for £99 - expensive but if it works Need to check the important areas that I'm trying to access are on the same ring circuit though.
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