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I don't think age is factor here, routers shouldn't "crash" just because you push some bits through it, 5 years old or not.
by zokier 6y ago
I don't think age is factor here, routers shouldn't "crash" just because you push some bits through it, 5 years old or not.
- heavyset_go 6y agoThey are often not actively cooled and not build for high CPU usage and the heat that generates.
- gjsman-1000 6y agoExcept, what’s crazy is that they do. I have an ISP-provided Xyzel C1100 modem, and sometimes it does just randomly crash and take about a minute to reload if we’re doing to much. I’d buy a good DSL modem, but it happens just under the threshold where I’d buy a $100 modem to fix it.
- ksec 6y agoExcept they do. And I have no idea why either, just like you said, passing bit around.