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Please explain what ,modem

Started byF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
First post2015-08-14 21:36 +1000
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  Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-14 21:36 +1000
    Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-15 10:00 +1000
      Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-15 11:24 +1000
        Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-15 13:57 +1000
          Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-15 19:08 +1000
            Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-15 19:39 +1000
            Re: Please explain what ,modem Sandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com> - 2015-08-16 03:27 +0800
              Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-16 20:21 +1000
                Re: Please explain what ,modem Sandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com> - 2015-08-16 18:59 +0800
                Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 05:04 +1000
                  Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-17 10:50 +1000
                    Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 12:41 +1000
                      Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-17 13:00 +1000
                        Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-17 13:05 +1000
                        Re: Please explain what ,modem "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 14:21 +1000
                        Re: Please explain what ,modem John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-08-17 14:33 +1000
                          Re: Please explain what ,modem F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-17 18:25 +1000
                            Re: Please explain what ,modem John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-08-17 18:45 +1000

#47351 — Please explain what ,modem

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-14 21:36 +1000
SubjectPlease explain what ,modem
Message-ID<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.

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#47367

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-15 10:00 +1000
Message-ID<d37do6F9dbfU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47351

"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. 

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#47372

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-15 11:24 +1000
Message-ID<55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47367
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)

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#47378

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-15 13:57 +1000
Message-ID<d37rmaFcac8U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47372

"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
> 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
 

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#47390

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-15 19:08 +1000
Message-ID<55cf017b$0$19600$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47378
Rod Speed wrote:
>
>
> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>> 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 ???

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#47392

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-15 19:39 +1000
Message-ID<d38fncFgupcU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47390

"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:55cf017b$0$19600$c3e8da3$b1356c67@news.astraweb.com...
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>> 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 ???

Presumably it's the higher volume done in the way that adobe flash
uses it that is what makes the problem with the modem's wifi visible
and that gets fixed with a reset. 

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#47395

FromSandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com>
Date2015-08-16 03:27 +0800
Message-ID<RqGdnTIG3OkwD1LInZ2dnUU7-cWdnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
In reply to#47390
On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>> 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.

-- 

Sandgroper
--------------------------------------------
Save planet Earth !
It's the only place that has Pizza and Beer

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#47410

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-16 20:21 +1000
Message-ID<55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47395
Sandgroper wrote:
> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>> 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) I have since put a surge suppressor in the line 
and have not had this one blow up yet,
I think it is where I live and telstra's crappy line.
The surges were not in the power supply but in the copper phone line.

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#47411

FromSandgroper <woodbudgie@DROPKNICKERSgmail.com>
Date2015-08-16 18:59 +0800
Message-ID<Y_2dnc5lzaOm8E3InZ2dnUU7-UOdnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
In reply to#47410
On 16-Aug-15 6:21 PM, F Murtz wrote:
> Sandgroper wrote:

>>
>> 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) I have since put a surge suppressor in the line
> and have not had this one blow up yet,
> I think it is where I live and telstra's crappy line.
> The surges were not in the power supply but in the copper phone line.

Well then , if you keep blowing up the modem for some reason , then the 
only option for you is to get a bridged modem + router set up so that 
the modems are cheap to replace when they blow up while at the same time 
you have the router with enough grunt , large NAT and 256 Mb of Ram to 
handle the live streaming , torrenting , gamimg and general internet usage.

Keep the existing TD-W8960N , bridge it and then add a router to it , 
something like the TP-Link Archer C9  ( don't get the C7 , it has wifi 
issues ) or the  better one if you can afford it , the ASUS RT-AC68U  AC 
1900 .

Both of these routers have large NATs and 256 Mb of Ram which will fix 
your problem with the overloading the NAT and causing drop outs , wifi 
issues and slow networking.

If you keep blowing up your modems , then you may have an over voltage 
on your line , you will need to contact  telstra to lodge a line fault 
and to get them to check out your line as a phone line should not have 
an excessive amount of voltage on the line that exceeds 50 volts.




Sandgroper
--------------------------------------------
Save planet Earth !
It's the only place that has Pizza and Beer

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#47416

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 05:04 +1000
Message-ID<d3c564Ff5dmU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47410

"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
> Sandgroper wrote:
>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> 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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#47425

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 10:50 +1000
Message-ID<55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47416
Rod Speed wrote:
>
>
> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>> 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.

what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the 
power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down deliberately 
to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted through 
different pairs so hope it will be better,

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#47432

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 12:41 +1000
Message-ID<d3cvveFlc8sU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47425

"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>> 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.
>
> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the 
> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.

Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.

> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down deliberately to 
> allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted through different 
> pairs so hope it will be better,

Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
you went thru 5 routers in 6 months. 

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#47437

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 13:00 +1000
Message-ID<55d14e50$0$16691$c3e8da3$76a7c58f@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47432
Rod Speed wrote:
>
>
> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>
> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.

No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond 
supplied Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being 
TD-W8980 a couple of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.

I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth and 
so far so good.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0

>
>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>
> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.

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#47438

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 13:05 +1000
Message-ID<55d14f66$0$5974$b1db1813$e2fc9064@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47437
F Murtz wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>>
>> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.
>
> No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond
> supplied Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being
> TD-W8980 a couple of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.
>
> I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth and
> so far so good.
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0

Not exactly the same as pic, mine is with RJ12 sockets
>
>>
>>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>>
>> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
>> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.
>

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#47439

From"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 14:21 +1000
Message-ID<d3d64fFmm10U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#47437

"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:55d14e50$0$16691$c3e8da3$76a7c58f@news.astraweb.com...
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>>
>> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.
>
> No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond 
> supplied Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being 
> TD-W8980 a couple of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.

All the dead ports with just the ports actually being used or
with all the ports on the router, used and not being used ?

> I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth and so 
> far so good.
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0
> Not exactly the same as pic, mine is with RJ12 sockets

For how long now ?

>>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>>
>> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
>> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.
> 

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#47440

FromJohn G <john.g@green.com>
Date2015-08-17 14:33 +1000
Message-ID<6JCdnf-jrvK--UzInZ2dnUU7-a-dnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
In reply to#47437
It happens that F Murtz formulated :
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>>
>> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.

> No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond supplied 
> Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being TD-W8980 a couple 
> of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.

> I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth and so 
> far so good.

> https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0

>>
>>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>>
>> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
>> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.

Sounds very like a Ground fault at one end or the other of the blue 
cable.

-- 
John G Sydney.

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#47442

FromF Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com>
Date2015-08-17 18:25 +1000
Message-ID<55d19a68$0$42926$c3e8da3$9deca2c3@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#47440
John G wrote:
> It happens that F Murtz formulated :
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>>>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>>>
>>> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.
>
>> No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond
>> supplied Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being
>> TD-W8980 a couple of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.
>
>> I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth
>> and so far so good.
>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0
>
>>>
>>>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>>>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>>>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>>>
>>> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
>>> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.
>
> Sounds very like a Ground fault at one end or the other of the blue cable.
>

I thought it may have been the cat 5 cable in the beginning with the 
thomsons as they did not knock out all the ethernet ports at once but I 
checked with cable checker and found nothing,after the thomsons, 
everything worked for a while,but then it started again, the last few 
times all four sockets went with only two or three connected.
At least I do not know for certain it was the ethernet sockets but the 
sockets did not seem to work and the modem seemed to have the various 
lights working

This has been going on for three years with a spate of a few in quick 
succession during last year
Things have been ok for over six months with the surge arrester in 
line(may have nothing to do with it) except for line faults, the last, 
broadband worked but not telephone, that is when the linesman rerouted 
my line on different pairs.


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#47443

FromJohn G <john.g@green.com>
Date2015-08-17 18:45 +1000
Message-ID<L5ydncAEhZjcAkzInZ2dnUU7-XOdnZ2d@westnet.com.au>
In reply to#47442
F Murtz formulated on Monday :
> John G wrote:
>> It happens that F Murtz formulated :
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:55d12fea$0$44443$c3e8da3$66d3cc2f@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:55d06438$0$59087$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>> Sandgroper wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 15-Aug-15 5:08 PM, F Murtz wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:55ce94d9$0$1730$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> what was happening was the ethernet ports outputs were blowing not the
>>>>> power side of the modem, it kept going,even the wifi sometimes.
>>>>
>>>> Were all those 5 routers the same model router ?  Presumably not.
>>
>>> No there was actually more than 5 overall the first two were bigpond
>>> supplied Thomson, then dlink a few different tplink,the best being
>>> TD-W8980 a couple of netgear, all with ethernet ports blowing up.
>>
>>> I have since installed something similar to this connected to earth
>>> and so far so good.
>>
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/so4kyivkxqkpxrq/sku_67685_1.jpg?dl=0
>>
>>>>
>>>>> always had a crappy line,they had my broadband slowed down
>>>>> deliberately to allow for it, the tech on the last fault has rerouted
>>>>> through different pairs so hope it will be better,
>>>>
>>>> Sure, but that wouldn't have been the reason
>>>> you went thru 5 routers in 6 months.
>>
>> Sounds very like a Ground fault at one end or the other of the blue cable.
>>

> I thought it may have been the cat 5 cable in the beginning with the thomsons 
> as they did not knock out all the ethernet ports at once but I checked with 
> cable checker and found nothing,after the thomsons, everything worked for a 
> while,but then it started again, the last few times all four sockets went 
> with only two or three connected.
> At least I do not know for certain it was the ethernet sockets but the 
> sockets did not seem to work and the modem seemed to have the various lights 
> working

> This has been going on for three years with a spate of a few in quick 
> succession during last year
> Things have been ok for over six months with the surge arrester in line(may 
> have nothing to do with it) except for line faults, the last, broadband 
> worked but not telephone, that is when the linesman rerouted my line on 
> different pairs.

What GPOs do the router and the PCs run from.
If they are not the same (Alongside oneanother) then random changes in 
loads may produce random differences in the ground potentials and hence 
random destruction of devices connected by the tiny paths in the 
ethernet adapters.

-- 
John G Sydney.

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