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Hmm, My router at home died, of that I am sure. And the internet at work is on and off today.

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Originally Posted by czc

Hmm, My router at home died, of that I am sure. And the internet at work is on and off today.

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My router at home died, of that I am sure.
For my internetlessness, I need to find a cure.
So I send it for repair
But to my despair
The bill showed me that I am too poor.

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Originally Posted by DieGrootHammer

My router at home died, of that I am sure.
For my internetlessness, I need to find a cure.
So I send it for repair
But to my despair
The bill showed me that I am too poor.

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#BuyACheapie

https://www.takealot.com/totolink-nd...r/PLID34167831 R 349

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Originally Posted by DieGrootHammer

My router at home died, of that I am sure.
For my internetlessness, I need to find a cure.
So I send it for repair
But to my despair
The bill showed me that I am too poor.

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DieGrootHammer DieImpromptuPoet

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Originally Posted by PsychoFish

#BuyACheapie

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Uh, borrowing one from work.

The only two routers brands I find that rarely give any shit : Billion and Cisco

Billion BiPAC 7800DxL is a beast of a home router BTW

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Originally Posted by PsychoFish

The only two routers brands I find that rarely give any shit : Billion and Cisco

Billion BiPAC 7800DxL is a beast of a home router BTW

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Never heard of them before. Great feature list (if you have a need for all that), but a quick look at their download section, latest firmware I found was 2012. (hopefully for their sake I just didn't look in the right spot) The more features a firewall/router has, the more vulnerabilities will be found.

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Originally Posted by Wyvern

Morning people of the TK

Im sorry but meh

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I'm sorry.

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Originally Posted by murfle

Never heard of them before. Great feature list (if you have a need for all that), but a quick look at their download section, latest firmware I found was 2012. (hopefully for their sake I just didn't look in the right spot) The more features a firewall/router has, the more vulnerabilities will be found.

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True, very true. As models get deprecated they stop releasing firmware. However they do release firmware at least once a year for all current models. However the Billion is tough as nails, I've had one sitting in a warehouse for 8 years without even flinching.

Sadly they're expensive, but for good reason. The built in firewall is very good and LAN transfer at full Gigabit speeds.

The Cisco 800 series ISR is even better, but at ~R7+k for a router without WiFi it's not really aimed at the home user.

So, my HDD is fine. I tested it in an external enclosure and both partitions picked up in my desktop PC. Upon further investigation, the one fan’s bearings are at fault. And the warranty expired 2 months ago. And it’s soldered to the mobo (being a laptop and all).

So I had to rush out to buy a new machine today. Against all that is good and holy I could only settle for EveTech. I had to find a place within driving distance, with stock and decent pricing on a fairly high spec machine. So I ended up with an Asus ROG GL502MV with 16GB RAM and an extra 255GB SSD.

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Originally Posted by FarligOpptreden

So, my HDD is fine. I tested it in an external enclosure and both partitions picked up in my desktop PC. Upon further investigation, the one fan’s bearings are at fault. And the warranty expired 2 months ago. And it’s soldered to the mobo (being a laptop and all).

So I had to rush out to buy a new machine today. Against all that is good and holy I could only settle for EveTech. I had to find a place within driving distance, with stock and decent pricing on a fairly high spec machine. So I ended up with an Asus ROG GL502MV with 16GB RAM and an extra 255GB SSD.

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Nice