Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

[ratdude747]

Re: Netgear WNDR3300 Issues

added heatsinks, no impovement

I read that axing the 2.4ghz radio and setting the 5ghz radio to 2.4ghz fixes it...

that means no more 5ghz

but other than some old wireless A cards I have somewhere, 5ghz had no use... two of my laptops could see it but the performance was not that much better than the 2.4ghz setting... TBH, I don't see the big deal about 5ghz... it is only good in wide open spaces, which my house is not.

any other advice?

[ratdude747]

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Are you both running wired and wireless in the house from different routers?

the router has 2 radios... but all the routing is done from that router, including wired.

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put the azurewave card back in the eee pc... installed the latest drivers as well, so far no issues.

[Toasty]

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Are you both running wired and wireless in the house from different routers?

[ratdude747]

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upgraded the card, the POS won't detect it... maybe you HAVE to use the junk card under windows?

[ratdude747]

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would an intel 3945 be a sizeable upgrade then?

his has 2 antenna sockets on the card... not that that means anything...

[Scenic]

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and my dad is using a azurewave wifi module

Those are pretty much junk. My eeePC came with one of them.. nothing but trouble and poor reception. Replaced it with a Broadcom miniPCIe card and never had problems since (and got the added bonus of out-of-the-box OSX compatibility )

edit: the Azurewave also only used one antenna (only had one socket) and claimed n-WiFi capability, the Broadcom card is only 802.11g, but has sockets for two antennas. Bought a chinese internal laptop one from ebay and hid it behind the LCD. Can't say it makes a lot of a difference (probably because of the antenna being cheap & cheesy), but it definitely did something.

[shovenose]

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It was just a suggestion :P
IMO, you learned something: test a router thoroughly BEFORE installing aftermarket firmware or modding it

[ratdude747]

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I read it is a common issue with that model router and DDwrt.

however, I am not going back... going back would kill all the printers in the house , which are all network printers (one IP, one hooked to the file server). I have not had dropping issues myself... and my dad is using a azurewave wifi module

I may try a 30/30/30 reset tonight and see if that has any effect (I forgot to do that when I installed, DOH!).

[shovenose]

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yes, but it's a pita. also a good way to ruin the network (netgear stock FW is no good for file sharing or IP printing, esp under linux).

ive had no issues... maybe I'll reinstall dd-wrt...

Yes, I understand that DD-WRT is better (in most cases)... I have used it on many routers and have had a great experience with it.

HOWEVER the Netgear stock firmware isn't so bad...
Why? Because of the recent update.
A while back, I logged into the cotnrol panel of my WNR2000 and it said I had a firmware update. I did it, and HOLY COW what a difference! They literally redid the entire interface!
Besides, we know the stock Netgear firmware is 100% compatible, so it's worth using just to test the hardware of the router - if you still get dropped connections using the stock firmware we know something is wrong with the router.

[ratdude747]

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TNT



Can you put the original firmware back on?

yes, but it's a pita. also a good way to ruin the network (netgear stock FW is no good for file sharing or IP printing, esp under linux).

ive had no issues... maybe I'll reinstall dd-wrt...

[shovenose]

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spoke too soon. my dad is complaining that his netbook keeps getting dropped.

Any more ideas other than a sledgehammer or a shotgun?

TNT



Can you put the original firmware back on?

[ratdude747]

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spoke too soon. my dad is complaining that his netbook keeps getting dropped.

Any more ideas other than a sledgehammer or a shotgun?

[Toasty]

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Eggcellent!

[ratdude747]

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umm, no router issues?

[Toasty]

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so far, so good...

annnnnnddddd....................?

[ratdude747]

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I have the 3500 model, and it have some quirks sometimes, ive opened to router and they actually used rubycon or maybe nichicon (dont remember wich atm), however i never opened the powerbrick, maybe thats where my problem would be. Its only the wireless that craps out sometimes on mine.

crack the brick...

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ironically, I was given a brand new unused 1.5A 12v brick with the same jack... oh well...

[digge]

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I have the 3500 model, and it have some quirks sometimes, ive opened to router and they actually used rubycon or maybe nichicon (dont remember wich atm), however i never opened the powerbrick, maybe thats where my problem would be. Its only the wireless that craps out sometimes on mine.

[ratdude747]

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so far, so good...

[ratdude747]

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I've the 3400 model and the wart is an SMPS most definitely. Small and rated for 12v @ 1.5A vs the older Netgear one which is 3x the size and weight and only 1A rated.

same wart here.

weight doesn't mean crap in this case, as the old brick was likely a linear (not SMPS) unit... hence the need for a larger and heavier transformer.

as for mine

opened it up, it was crammed full of parts. it is defiently an SMPS and for the given ratings, the guts looked adequate. (didn't take pics, sorry).

the two secondary caps were a 16v 1000uf Nova and a 16v 470uf teapo, both were swapped for equivalent samxons. also reflowed a couple iffy joints, esp by a tiny ceramic cap where semi-minor PCB discoloration was noted.

have not had a chance to test it, as my dad is watching a long streaming video... Once he is done I can make the swap and see.

[Toasty]

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I've the 3400 model and the wart is an SMPS most definitely. Small and rated for 12v @ 1.5A vs the older Netgear one which is 3x the size and weight and only 1A rated.