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Same as when I retired my previous router - don't change a thing, set it aside in a drawer, so if the current one dies unexpectedly, you have a replacement that can simply be reconnected and ready to go immediately with no downtime, while you're waiting for a new one to be shipped.
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this is a nice way to do it.
initially I plan to hammer it and dump it into trash bin.
diligent hands rule....
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If it's actually no longer functional and you need to dispose of it, yeah, I'd do the same.
But if it's still working and you're just replacing it for "something better", the old hardware is still worth hanging on to IMO for the reason I gave. It's actually saved me some serious downtime.
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If you want to make it reusable for someone else, most of them have a 'bent paperclip' factory reset, which should erase all your configuration.
If not, the admin interface (if you can get in!) should have a similar facility.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Microwave on high for 5 minutes
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.
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Many modems can be configured as repeater, I use an old one to improve WIFI coverage.
It had been used in its 2nd life as a switch (replaced by an 8 port switch).
Another one I use to create a standalone network for testing.
Other ideas
- create a dedicated guest (or kids) network. Easy to enable/disable.
- create a cabled cluster of Raspberry PI's
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your input is enlightening
My Modem is ARRIS SB6190.
diligent hands rule....
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There's probably a Doom port for it floating around somewhere, if you need an oddball retro gaming device.
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Reminds me of an old joke:
Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
A:That's a hardware issue.
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Is it a 1200 Baud modem? did you upgrade to a 56k modem? I could use your old one for my AOL account.
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it has a label: CAN ICES-3(B) /NMB-3(B).
is this related with Baud rate?
diligent hands rule....
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Sorry, bad old timer 90's joke. 56Kb Modems in the 90's, now most of the time because of Fiber Optics I see routers seldom a modem.
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ADSL/VDSL are still modems. As are the Oasis ones.
VDSL and Oasis is still used in parts of our "modern" internet.
Not sure what my one at home is, but it's an additional box that runs IP over the POTS twisted copper pair, and has a standard ethernet port on the other side. They call it "Fibre to the Curb" (FTTC).
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The Posting Rules for the Lounge post is gone!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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No rules!!! Let me think of a good post to start war
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Time to dust off the old homework questions I never got answers to.
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FOOD FIGHT!
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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How do I write "Hello World" in Ruby?
Please Help!
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With carving knife!
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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How do I write, "Don't take your love to town" in Ruby?
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Asking that question here is quite the gamble.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Ask the Kaiser Chiefs[^]
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Kenny Rogers would know
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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With a diamond tipped engraving tool.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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