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"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Sandgroper wrote:
>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:55cdd2a5$0$44249$c3e8da3$3a1a2348@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>> Anyone tell me what in the modem causes wi fi connected laptop
>>>>>>> running, for instance iview using adobe flash to cease functioning?
>>>>>>> Reboot of modem fixes it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which modem ?  Some are notorious for not doing the wifi very well at
>>>>>> all.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is a TD-W8960N TP-LINK (Fairly cheap)
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, that's one of them.
>>>> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=TD-W8960N+wifi+whirlpool
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It works for everything else on wifi except for streaming tv catch up
>>> using flash,even then ity may work seamlessly for ages then iview,
>>> tenplay etc cease to function (normal browsing etc still functions)
>>> A reset of modem and streaming works again ???
>>
>> Your problem has nothing to do with flash or anything else on your 
>> laptop.
>>
>> The problem you have is to do with  the TD-W8960N itself .
>>
>> TheTD-W8960N  is a cheap entry level modem that  only has a NAT size of
>> 5020 and 64 Mb of Ram and is not good for heavy torrenting or live
>> streaming as it overloads the NAT, fills up the Ram  and causes slow
>> network problems and at times drop outs in either the wifi or the adsl
>> connection.
>>
>> When you re-boot the modem , it clears the NAT and it is  empty to start
>> all over again until the live streaming and other usage fills up the NAT
>> again.
>>
>> The wifi on the TD-W8960N is also somewhat crappy and only single band
>> N300 wifi and it also only has 10/100 Ethernet ports on it.
>>
>> Nothing you do will fix your drop out problem other than either to the
>> stop live streaming or get a more powerful modem.
>>
>> These days , the TD-W8960N is only mainly used as a bridged  modem in a
>> separate modem + router set-up  , and at times  used as a standalone
>> modem/router all in one combo , by cheap sods that are too cheap to fork
>> out any money for a decent modem.
>>
>> Save yourself all the time and effort and just go out and buy a TP-Link
>> Archer D7 with dual band 1750 AC wifi  for $170 , it has a NAT size of
>> 10200 and 256 Mb of Ram that is more than sufficient to do live
>> streaming and heavy internet usage.

> The reason for cheap routers is they cost less when they blow up, ( about 
> 5 in six months)

Fark.

> I have since put a surge suppressor in the line and have not had this one 
> blow up yet,

In how long ?

> I think it is where I live

Very likely, particularly if it happens during thunderstorms.

> and telstra's crappy line.

Unlikely.

> The surges were not in the power supply but in the copper phone line.

And presumably due to lightning tho not necessarily direct strikes.

Makes sense to have a decent router behind it with the TD-W8960N
in bridged mode and cheap to replace if it happens again. 

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