OT - Wireless hub question

> It's probably a bug in the wireless hub. It's possible that the
> manufacturer of your device has released a fix. Check their web site for
> updated firmware.
>
> It's been my experience that most home-oriented wireless devices hang
> occasionally, especially when a heavy load of traffic is applied. For
> example, I have two major-brand wireless router/access points. They hang
> about one time in three if I run backups over the wireless. I've seen
> issues
> like this with several of the major brands.
>
> Sometimes problems like this become more likely the longer it's been since
> the device was rebooted. A friend of mine routinely reboots every network
> device in his house weekly to avoid such problems.
>
> You might check the vendor-specific forums on broadbandreports.com to see
> if
> others have found a solution for your specific device, or to find a
> replacement that doesn't have these issues.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -- Pete
>
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>

>> What would be the most likely reason(s) for a wireless hub to stop
>> providing
>> service both locally and to the internet, requiring it to powered off and
>> then back on before working normally again?
>>
>> Reason I ask is I have used my wireless hub without a problem for weeks
>> now,
>> and today it just disconnected from me without apparent reason while I
>> was
>> reading through newsgroups. I went and checked it first - it had power
>> okay,
>> and there was no-one else in the house. My laptop usually gets a good
>> signal, and I wasn't moving around with it, just using it in its usual
>> place.
>>
>> ?
>>

>
>Was wondering about static, power surges, mobile phones etc etc interfering
>or maybe the ISP just had a short maintenance cycle?