Greetings-- 


I can't remember offhand the model of my Netgear router, but it has 
(for the last couple of years) been the most reliable router of 
several brands I've used in my home network.  That being said, I've 
tried 4-port routers from Linksys (made by Cisco), D-Link, and 
TrendNet, and each one of them exhibited the same symptoms you 
describe after some time on a 4-computer network with all of the ports 
populated.  Once I bought an 8-port switch, and utilized just one of 
the 4 router ports, the problem disappeared.  Granted, I bought the 
Netgear router and the switch at very nearly the same time, so I can't 
definitively say that "port stress" was the problem, however; it was 
only after a power failure that I've subsequently had to do a 
"modem-then-router re-set".  Your problem and solution may be similar. 
 HTH. 


Paul A. Shippert 

----- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Peter Shkabara" < [log in to unmask] > 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Friday, December 3, 2010 7:53:47 PM 
Subject: [PCBUILD] router 

I am currently using a Netgear WGR614 v5 router with my cable modem. The 
router seems to "lose its mind" a bit too often. Not that it is not 
reliable, but I find it necessary to reset it every few days, or at least 
once a week. Otherwise, it seems to lose its DNS capability. 


I am a retired computer science instructor who taught Cisco Academy CCNA 
courses, so I know how to configure routers. My question to the list 
is what hardware (router) might you recommend for a home network? I have 
considered getting a Cisco router on e-bay, but decided to check with the list for 
possible recommendations and views on this topic. 


Thank you, 

Peter Shkabara 



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