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| message from Deadly_M on 23 Aug 2003 |
Can anyone shed some light on the problem with the DG814 from NETGEAR ?
Is seems very unstable , ive tried various versions of its firmware but that
hasn't helped much.
Its either that i cant log into it to change settings or that it looses its
ADSL connection
sometimes i get corrupted HTML when i log into it
If i run Overnet or E-donkey after about 5 mins it drops the connection and
i need to re-boot it
What is going on ? , is this a legit reason to demand a refund ?
Thanx in advance
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Matthew Purves , (Deadly_M)
www.DeadlyM.com
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| tHatDudeUK replied to Deadly_M on 23 Aug 2003 |
I believe from other things I've read it's a well known problem, especially
with the filesharing apps you mention. I'd say yes it is adequate reason as
it doesn't function as expected from the advertised desription....
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| Edward J Martin replied to tHatDudeUK on 24 Aug 2003 |
You're pretty fortunate. At least you have a connection. I'm on my third
DG814. The previous two just stopped working for no apparent reason. Hoping
that third time is lucky.
Edward
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| Pilot Dave replied to tHatDudeUK on 24 Aug 2003 |
A good place to go to is www.adslguide.org.uk and search the forums there.
PD
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| thefront replied to Deadly_M on 24 Aug 2003 |
E donkey, so Netgear told me, will kill the router, i had the same problem
and got te router exchanged from Netgear
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| Nick Yarrow replied to Deadly_M on 24 Aug 2003 |
Just out of interest, as I have been considering the DG814, what
recent firmware versions have you tried?
Many thanks, Nick
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| Brett... replied to Nick Yarrow on 24 Aug 2003 |
4.9 has been very stable for me.
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| Alan replied to Brett... on 25 Aug 2003 |
4.8 has been stable for me, but then again, in the five months I have had
mine, every version has been stable............
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| Edward J Martin replied to Nick Yarrow on 24 Aug 2003 |
Netgear technical support emailed me 4.9 RC1 for my first failed DG814. It
didn't make a half ha'porth of difference. They then sent me a new DG814
which also failed. They then sent a third DG814 which I haven't installed
just yet. I'm to nervous. At the moment I'm using a Alcatel 330 usb modem
which I bought dead cheap on eBay. It's working faultlessly, touch wood.
Edward
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| RChick replied to Deadly_M on 25 Aug 2003 |
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Overnet or E-donkey will cause the router to drop its connections this has
been reported many times in forums during the last 6 months.
If you try E-mule you will find that the problem will disappear
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| PK replied to RChick on 28 Aug 2003 |
Dear All,
Have you seen the following link?
The DG814 is mentioned as one of the flawed hubs!
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| Mo replied to Deadly_M on 23 Aug 2003 |
Have you tried to set Idle Timeout to 0 in Basic Settings! I personally have
not suffered any problems/issues with my DG814, I seem to be one of the
lucky ones. I am wondering if this is an issue with BT Wholesale DSLAM
hardware and/or DSLAM firmware updates, I know my local BT exchange uses
Fujitsu DSLAM hardware.
I could be wrong, but there does seems to be a lot of people out there
experiencing problems with DG814 and just as many not having any problems.
As of yet, Netgear support have failed to come up with a firmware version
that fixes all known issues/problems.
You may have a legit reason for a refund, but trying to establish the
problem is with DG814 can be difficult at times, unless you can use a
friends ADSL connection at the same BT exchange or even a different BT
exchange.
Ask the retailer to test it for stability or exchange it for a new one. Get
your ISP to test your ADSL connection. Plug the DG814 directly to your BT
master socket with micro-filter, to eliminate any problems with a telephone
extension. When you do a firmware upgrade, Netgear recommend a revert to
factory default settings and re-input settings.
Oh, I currently use firmware 4.8. If you get corrupted HTML when you log in
to DG814 router, just disable your firewall software.
Mo
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| Alan Rait replied to Mo on 23 Aug 2003 |
I have the same and have had NO problems for the last three months. Am I
lucky as well?
Alan
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