DSE XH9948 4 Port, Wireless reception died Halp??

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shadoe

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#34193 20-May-2009 22:29

hey guys im new here and about a month ago i just a dse wireless router and it WAS amazing and great it worked everywhere, even at my neighbours house mouch to my suprise. But it wasnt untill a few days ago that i had to be within about 5 metres for my computer to pick it up. i have tried with my ipod ps3 and psp
and no luck. any ideas??

thanks in advance

Jamie

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#216533 21-May-2009 08:10

Hi, as you know I am a big fan of these, they have good radio performance, along with good modem and router throughput, however a common issue with many of these products and it is definitely not confined to DSE but to some very big brands as well, is heat build up. I always ensure they are in clear space and not sitting in the sun, and have drilled holes in the case of some where they cannot be sited in clear cool air space to help reduce heat buildup.

Its not uncommon for the heat to build up and the RF output stage to turn its toes up, take it back and get it replaced, DSE should not argue and look at some cooling options.

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Cyril

shadoe

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#216613 21-May-2009 11:59

thank you very very much will look into that, i did have it sitting on top of my dlink 502t router which heated up alot that sounds like that was the problem

thanks

Jamie

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#216707 21-May-2009 15:43

It may be a noise issue. If someone has a 802.11n ap nearby it will totally hammer the band with what is just noise to the older wifi gear. Even moving to channel 1 or 13 will not escape the massive carrier that is a 802.11n router with a double wide carrier in the middle of the band.

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#216710 21-May-2009 15:48

Good point Richard, would be well worth a go before packing it off to where it came.

Cyril