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Netgear WiFi is not accessible sometimes

I have a Netgear DG834GT WiFi router, which also doubles up as an ADSL modem. I have been using it for the last 4 years, and did not have any problems until now. For the past month I have been observing that the WiFi access point is not accessible sometimes. Once I start using the access point, it would drop after some time, there is no specific time frame for that, the start of drop varies, and is not consistent.

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Guest [Entry]

"I've had this issue before with combination router/switch/wifi access points. Every time the wireless radio went bad.

After a few years...poof.

I eventually gave up and would buy another $50 router from Staples or NewEgg. After doing this three or four times, I got really agitated and bought a separate dedicated switch and a Netgear access point (just a wifi access point, not switch, not router, just a wireless access point).

That way I didn't have to deal with combo units dying on me or acting weird. If the WAP goes bad I just replace that one component.

(I had verified no interference, no channel hopping, upgrading firmware, etc...)

Considering that commercial routers and switches and access points can easily cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars while ""SOHO"" routers tend to be...well,...fifty bucks, it was pretty easy to write it off as just a quality issue.

The alternative would be to get a cheap computer with a wifi card and a couple network cards, install Linux and reconfigure it to act as a wifi access point and router. More effort initially but it wouldn't be hard to replace parts if they went kaput."