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Why Do We Have To Restart Routers?

Posted by kdawson on from the buildup-of-bogons dept.

jaypaulw writes "I've owned a WRT54G, some cheap D-Link home Wi-Fi/firewall/routers, and now an Apple Airport Extreme (100/10 ethernet ports). In the context of the discussion about the worst uses of Windows — installation in places where an embedded device is superior — I've gotten to wondering why it's necessary to reboot these devices so frequently, like every few days. It seems like routers, purpose-built with an embedded OS, should be the most stable devices on my network."

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  1. The most likely reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're doing it wrong.

    1. Re:The most likely reason by pablomme · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, I've never had a problem with my rou

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      The state you are in while your HEAD is detached... - wait, what?
    2. Re:The most likely reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Mine never used to need re-booting until I added a Vista Laptop to the network???

    3. Re:The most likely reason by pablomme · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, very simple: I have a fr

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      The state you are in while your HEAD is detached... - wait, what?
    4. Re:The most likely reason by Plutonite · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, I've never had a problem with my rou

      You know what, those jokes are fucking la

  2. USR8054 by NFN_NLN · · Score: 5, Funny

    US Robotics 8054 (USR8054). At least it has the decency to reset itself though throughout the day. Saves some manual labor I suppose.

  3. Re:I hope this explains a few things. by Jellybob · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I had modpoints, you could have them all for that.