Netgear Switch just stops working...?

SatchmoSatchmo
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Well I have a Netgear FS105 switch, and I haven't used it in about 6 months because I thought that it was broken. The problem I was having was that when plugged in, the power light would turn on, but it wouldnt work. (wouldnt transfer, act. lights didn't turn on, etc.) So anyway, I got it out the other day just to check if it was still broken, and it worked. So i've been using it for a few days, and today I was doing a xbox halo lan, and in the middle of the game, it just stops working again, same thing as before. So I'm thinking its overheating or something, because I unplugged it and let it sit for an hour, and now it works again. Any ideas on whats going on?

Comments

  • verselloversello New
    edited July 2004
    Sounds like it's overheating or it's just bunk. Either way, it's definately not normal and I would get it replaced.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited July 2004
    sounds like typical netgear performance from personal experience. It's faulty.
  • avansantavansant New Jersey
    edited July 2004
    I have a linksys wireless access point router (befw11s4). Same thing happened to me, it worked initially when I first bought it, but after a few days it decided it was going to just not work. The lights still blinked and all that, but no net access. So I just threw it into my pile of parts and went back to wired connections (on a netgear router). When I went back to college I brought the wireless router so I could maybe get some wirlessness going with my roommate via laptops and the problem persisted. We were able to fix the problem by simply upgrading the firmware. I would try that first, and if it continues to happen then do the entire replace / spend money thing.

    Good Luck.
    :thumbsup:
  • SatchmoSatchmo
    edited August 2004
    avansant wrote:
    I have a linksys wireless access point router (befw11s4). Same thing happened to me, it worked initially when I first bought it, but after a few days it decided it was going to just not work. The lights still blinked and all that, but no net access. So I just threw it into my pile of parts and went back to wired connections (on a netgear router). When I went back to college I brought the wireless router so I could maybe get some wirlessness going with my roommate via laptops and the problem persisted. We were able to fix the problem by simply upgrading the firmware. I would try that first, and if it continues to happen then do the entire replace / spend money thing.

    Good Luck.
    :thumbsup:

    Yeah, Its a switch though so it has no firmware to upgrade :( BUT it has been working for the last few weeks, then died again today, oh well. I checked on newegg.com and they have many inexpensive switches that'll work for me.
    Funny you mentioned the linksys thing, as I just set up a wireless network today with a linksys BEFW11S4, but now the router works for the wireless part, but the switch part is hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, I'll try a firmware upgrade tomorrow *crosses fingers*
  • verselloversello New
    edited August 2004
    Satchmo wrote:
    Yeah, Its a switch though so it has no firmware to upgrade :( BUT it has been working for the last few weeks, then died again today, oh well. I checked on newegg.com and they have many inexpensive switches that'll work for me.
    Funny you mentioned the linksys thing, as I just set up a wireless network today with a linksys BEFW11S4, but now the router works for the wireless part, but the switch part is hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt, I'll try a firmware upgrade tomorrow *crosses fingers*

    Does the router become excessively hot?
  • SatchmoSatchmo
    edited August 2004
    versello wrote:
    Does the router become excessively hot?

    The router, no. The switch, yes
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