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Coda · Posted 10-14-2013, 10:42 PM

It's a sign that your router is cheap. It's bad, but not because it's getting old or wearing out.

What you're seeing is the router's internal routing tables getting filled up. Existing connections will continue to work but the router won't know how to keep track of new connections that you try to make. Resetting the router clears the memory and lets you start fresh.

Better routers have more RAM to have a larger routing table and know how to clean out the older routing entries when they haven't been used in a while.

Edit: For the record, I dropped $120 on my router because it needs to handle no fewer than three computers at any given time and cheaper routers just can't keep up with that kind of load.

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It's a sign that your router is cheap. It's bad, but not because it's getting old or wearing out. What you're seeing is the router's internal routing tables getting filled up. Existing connections will continue to work but the router won't know how to keep track of new connections that you try to make. Resetting the router clears the memory and lets you start fresh. Better routers have more RAM to have a larger routing table and know how to clean out the older routing entries when they haven't been used in a while. Edit: For the record, I dropped $120 on my router because it needs to handle no fewer than three computers at any given time and cheaper routers just can't keep up with that kind of load. Games by Coda (updated 4/8/2025 - New game: Marianas Miner) Art by Coda (updated 8/25/2022 - beatBitten and All-Nighter Simulator) Mega Man: The Light of Will (Mega Man / Green Lantern crossover: In the lead-up to the events of Mega Man 2, Dr. Wily has discovered emotional light technology. How will his creations change how humankind thinks about artificial intelligence? Sadly abandoned. Sufficient Velocity x-post)
	Posted 10-14-2013, 10:42 PM