[Tfug] Weird Wifi Woes

[Kramer Lee]

I have a D-Link N Wireless router.  When I bought it for an
inexpensive price (not the best sequence) I then wondered why they had
it on special so I googled it and a few people had theirs die in a
month or six months.  So I thought I would see if there were any hot
components and took the lid off (carefully, easy to break the little
plastic pieces), and there was a heat sinked part that runs quite warm
with the lid off (I couldn't touch it without almost getting burned),
so I suppose it runs very hot with the plastic lid on.  That might be
the slow degradation-type problem.  I added more air flow and it has
been running fine, no glitches, slow speeds, or hot parts for more
than a year now.  That isn't conclusive, just anecdotal evidence, but
it is good enough for me.

On 4/3/10, Christopher Robbins <robbinsc at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm having some weird issues with a D-Link DIR-655.  I just moved, and Cox
> gave me a decent deal on 20 mbps internet.  I hooked it
> up, and via ethernet, I can get 20-22 mbps on my laptop with no issue.
>
> Over wireless is another story.  If I run it as 802.11g only, I can get
> download speeds between 12-18 mbps.  If I turn 802.11n on, it drops to
> 1 mb.  Mixed 802.11n/g gives the same result.
>
> Is there any reason why this would happen?  I'm scratching my head on this
> one...My only guess is that the router is slowly failing.  I did a firmware
> upgrade with no luck.
>
> Thanks,
>
>     - Chris
>
> --
> Christopher P Robbins
> 4909 West Joshua Blvd, #1047
> Chandler, Arizona 85226
> Phone: (928) 257-6368
> Email: robbinsc at gmail.com
>