Resetting routers

[liaml1]

Hello Everyone,

Could someone tell me why routers/firewalls always need to be reset periodically? I have worked with all sorts of brands (both wired and wireless) and always have the same task of resetting them now and then.

Liam

 

[SQL2KDBA69]

What router you talking about?

 

[AdmanOK]

Who says they need to be periodically reset? I have a router that is handling an ATM WAN, two PRI voice trunks for inbound and outbound calling, routing between multiple subnets at the site, and as a backup call controller for the phone system that has been up for over a year without any degradation in performance:

Houston3660 uptime is 1 year, 7 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes

I have no intention of rebooting it unless I need to do a software upgrade or something else.

 

[SQL2KDBA69]

I think he is talking about a Linksys because I had to reboot my linksys router/firewall almost everyweek because it locks up. that why i bought a Cisco 1720 to replace it.

 

[vipergg]

Regular corporate routers rarely need to be rebooted . As for home stuff for $50 as the old adage goes you get what you pay for.