Comments on: Well, it’s that time again http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2006/09/26/well-its-that-time-again/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tempest http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2006/09/26/well-its-that-time-again/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Tempest Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:52:22 +0000 http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2006/09/26/well-its-that-time-again/#comment-628 For reference, the router/cable modem model is CG814WG v2, of the Netgear brand. Newegg carried it and so I was able to check their massive forum on the product, thus learning that the things' wireless ability dies after about a year. I'd connected the half foot 7 dB antenna to the Netgear and was still getting crappy reception from across the room with dropped connections. Definitely an internal hardware issue on the router, and the forums were right in that the thing is always running hot. My Linksys is very cool by comparison; the Netgear is VERY warm to the touch, like someone running a high fever. Anyhow, hope that helps you. Netgear doesn't strike me as a very good brand based on this. So you have the original Battlefront, eh? You know, I've been thinking maybe we should get together at some point and do some gaming. Gainesville is what, an hour away? Hour and a half? And I've got a nifty Linksys router that supports saving config files, so I don't have to spend alot of time resetting it. :-D I'd just have to haul up Trouble and selected supporting infrastructure is all. Plenty of room on XP Pro for quicky installs. I just need a table, of course. And it'd be nice if I could stay overnight to extend the time for general merriment. Comments? Suggestions? For reference, the router/cable modem model is CG814WG v2, of the Netgear brand. Newegg carried it and so I was able to check their massive forum on the product, thus learning that the things’ wireless ability dies after about a year. I’d connected the half foot 7 dB antenna to the Netgear and was still getting crappy reception from across the room with dropped connections. Definitely an internal hardware issue on the router, and the forums were right in that the thing is always running hot. My Linksys is very cool by comparison; the Netgear is VERY warm to the touch, like someone running a high fever. Anyhow, hope that helps you. Netgear doesn’t strike me as a very good brand based on this.

So you have the original Battlefront, eh? You know, I’ve been thinking maybe we should get together at some point and do some gaming. Gainesville is what, an hour away? Hour and a half? And I’ve got a nifty Linksys router that supports saving config files, so I don’t have to spend alot of time resetting it. :-D I’d just have to haul up Trouble and selected supporting infrastructure is all. Plenty of room on XP Pro for quicky installs. I just need a table, of course. And it’d be nice if I could stay overnight to extend the time for general merriment. Comments? Suggestions?

]]> By: Pug http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2006/09/26/well-its-that-time-again/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Pug Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:26:18 +0000 http://tempest.pugsplace.net/2006/09/26/well-its-that-time-again/#comment-627 Dude, your posts were killing my aggregator due to weird non-ASCII characters in them... so I hadn't seen any of these recent ones. :( I've upgraded the aggregator and it's fixed now, but dude... Dude! Dude. I just played a little SW: Battlefront last night myself. However, I only have the original. I'm not special like you. ;) Grats on fixing the internet connection. That's interesting about netgears dropping off randomly -- that might explain Katie's present problems in Boston. hrmm... Dude, your posts were killing my aggregator due to weird non-ASCII characters in them… so I hadn’t seen any of these recent ones. :( I’ve upgraded the aggregator and it’s fixed now, but dude…

Dude!

Dude.

I just played a little SW: Battlefront last night myself. However, I only have the original. I’m not special like you. ;)

Grats on fixing the internet connection. That’s interesting about netgears dropping off randomly — that might explain Katie’s present problems in Boston. hrmm…

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