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2.0 stars
"I found a way to work around the instability"
Pros: Great for areas where cable or dsl is not available
Cons: Limited range; unstable wireless connection
Summary: I was disappointed when my router kept dropping the signal, resetting, itself, or altogether not putting out the wireless signal. But since I can't get cable or DSL in my part of town I decided that the KR1 was my only option, and that I needed to figure out something that would make it work for me.
I finally figured out that the problem was limited to the wireless component of the router; that is, while my wireless-enabled computers either couldn't keep a connection or kept causing the KR1 to reset, the computer I had hard-wired to the router never had any problems. And as long as it was the only computer connected to the KR1, (i.e. no wireless clients) I never lost connection. So I devised a work-around that cost me a bit more money, but has more than made up for the cost.
First, you have to disable the wireless component of the KR1. Do this by going into the configuration page, clicking on basic > wireless. You'll see an option to enable or disable wireless mode.
Then, buy a wireless access point and hardwire it to your KR1. In my case, I bought a Linksys WRT54g, which is a regular wireless router that can be configured to serve as an access point only (you do this by changing the IP address- really simple actually; from what I can tell, this step is necessary since you can't have two routers competing with each other).
Now the wireless signal I pick up is from the Linksys and not from the KR1. Essentially, I've turned the KR1 into a modem that happens to receive its signal from a wireless air card.
Like I said, there was an additional cost involved, but since I've wired my network this way, I've had not one single drop. And the Linksys has a more extended range than the KR1. Plus, there appear to be more security options with the Linksys than with the KR1. All in all, this configuration has really worked for me.
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I had the same problem and called their tech support. The problem was with the UPNP (Universal Plug and Play). It is turned on by default. They had me disable this and then reset the box (you hold it down for about 10 seconds while powering up the box).
Once I did this, I was able to run two laptops wirelessly without issue for about 2 weeks. A quick reboot of the router and I was back up and running.
You may also want to check the firmware...they have had about 5 new releases since this came out and you want to be on the latest version.
