Router Firmware

Conor_3

vyseyboy wrote: »

It might fix it if the problem is with corrupted firmware...

Firmware doesn't get corrupted in normal use. The only time you can corrupt the firmware is when you update it.

Conor_3

gt568 wrote: »

Signal keeps disconnecting....despite me being sat 2 foot from the router..

In all the cases of this I've seen, it's been the drivers for the wifi dongles if it drops then reconnects for a few minutes before dropping again. Otherwise if it's the router, it's a hardware failure (usually on Belkins) and no amount of firmware upgrading will cure that.

DCFC79

aliEnRIK wrote: »

I would REALLY advise against updating router firmware. if it goes wrong (As it did with me once) you end up with a DEAD router!

ive updated my routers firmware with no after effects, how are you connected to the router

ormus

ive updated lots of netgear routers with never a problem.
also done bt home hubs. updated and reset them to older versions, again no problems.
as been said, your problem is more likely to be the dongle/wireless card sw/drivers etc...

banger9365

it's more like the wifi dongle drivers than the router
and wifi can be iffy to start with

lok1

Patchy wireless reception can be down to anything first and foremost try changing the channel it uses, failing that try moving the areial to a different position as in the angle it points or moving the router etc.
Sometimes updating the firmware can improve wireless reception with certain cards but that would depend on the card and the router firmware version as to wether or not there where issues with it. "they release new firmware to add new features and correct problems etc"

aliEnRIK

DCFC79 wrote: »

ive updated my routers firmware with no after effects, how are you connected to the router

Ive updated 3 that work, and one (A netagear) that failed

gt568

I haven't got a dongle..it's built in wireless..only disconnects at home...

Moved channels loads..all the usual stuff..

aliEnRIK

gt568 wrote: »

Signal keeps disconnecting....despite me being sat 2 foot from the router..

My mates laptop did EXACTLY that, the internal wireless was c*ap
I would suggest trying a usb dongle out (get em for about a tenner off ebay)

vaskara

it's not a firmware problem, get cable and wireless to change the router. Firmware will not fix the disconnection problem if it used to be fine before.