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Gargoyle on the TP-Link WR1043ND
Updated 29/6/2013: Gargoyle is some of the best custom firmware you can get for a lot of routers. In fact, it’s better than a lot of standard firmware by a long shot. Gargoyles benefits are summed up well on the ‘shop” page of the gargoyle-router.com website: Gargoyle is the only solution on the market that […]
Router reliability musings
Having been asked a number of times in the recent weeks about routers and modems for both ADSL2+ and VDSL2, I figured it was time to revisit the subject. I wrote about it some 2 1/2 years ago now, and unfortunately not a lot has changed. ISPs are still giving out cheap routers by and […]
PC / Router failing? It might be overheating
Yes, with the advent of summer, and more sunny days, hardware *does* fail. I just recently fried two sticks of RAM, as I pulled them out of my PC they were so hot I burned my fingers. Serves me right for having so many Hard Drives in there without thinking about fans. You may be […]
The importance of a good router – Why your internet keeps failing
EDIT: Found this in September 2011 that agrees with pretty much all I write, from a major Australian ISP. Well worth the read:Â http://www.internode.on.net/support/guides/internet_access/broadband_adsl/optimising_adsl2_/ “But I have a good router already! My ISP gave me it, it must be the best!” Man if I had a couple of bucks every time I’ve heard that, I’d be […]