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Re: Leave router switched on 24/7 ?

Subject: Re: Leave router switched on 24/7 ?
From: Conor <conor_turton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:26 +0100
Newsgroups: uk.comp.home-networking

In article <84Xhk.1522$PL3.250@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Eddy says...
> I understand from reading lots of reviews and reports that the problem
> some people have found with many routers is that they have overheated .
>  . and died.  So while I have positioned mine upright and with plenty
> of air around it, I am wondering if its not silly to leave it constantly
> plugged in - with all its lights on and other parts receiving current
> too.   It's so much easier to leave it on all the time though.  
> 
> I was wondering what most of you do.
> 
Netgear DG834GT has currently been on 24/7 for just short of 3 years 
save powercuts.


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Conor

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