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hi, I've got the sh2ac, when i watch football using acestream my internet goes off, all the lights indicate its working correctly but no device can access the internet or even access the sh page even if connected via ethernet

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Originally Posted by PAULRYAN52 (Post 35815318)

Do you connect to Acestream through VPN? Acestream uses torrent technology for streaming purposes. VM can detect that you are using P2P so might be filtering such traffic.

no i don't but when it goes off i can't access any website until I turn sh off at the wall and back on, it even does it when I use kodi sometimes

are you using a wired pc for it or a wireless tablet/laptop? The shubs are famous for locking up when you put a huge load on the wireless but this is the first time I have seen shub2ac do it. If you are using a wired pc I would suggest you put the shub in modem mode and see if acestream still works (none of your other devices will). If it does then the only solution to the problem is leave the shub in modem mode and buy a proper router.

im considering buying my own router

it will be the best thing you do this year. People think routers are routers and they all work the same and do the same job but they don't. I won't go on and on about it buy buying your own proper router saves you no end of hassle and prevents instances such as this which just stress you out and waste time.

how much should I spend

I would normally say £50-£60 for a semi-decent router which is going to perform well and not die on you. In any product range you obviously start off with the lower end of the range being the cheapest and you work your way up. Luckily for you atm there is an absolute corker of a router at a cracking price. Take a look at this.

I love it when you can get great stuff which doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Everyone loves to take the **** out of me for being a Linksys fan boy but that is because I started out 15 years ago with a Linksys/Cisco router which was great at the time and I never looked back. As technology has moved on over the last 15 years I updated my routers to keep up with the wireless and wan to lan throughput as I have always been on VM's highest tier. I have always had Linksys routers and each one has worked flawlessly and I have never had any dodgy lockups and needed to reboot. I have got a semi-demanding network in the house and I stream an awful lot of stuff between two nas servers and the tvs and we stream a lot of youtube content to the tv downstairs. I have got a networked laser printer in one room, Sky boxes in other rooms where we watch a lot of on demand stuff and that is without all the wireless from the tablets and phones. When you do a lot of stuff which all depends on one device (your main router) then you want something which has great wireless, great performance, great reliability and you know it isn't going to let you down.
Each one of my Linksys routers has ticked those boxes over the years and until they do something to screw it up I'll continue buying Linksys routers out of brand loyalty. I see too many people come on this forum complaining about wireless speed, wireless range, wan to lan throughput, routers locking up and loads of other stuff (way too many dns issues), all of which can and could be avoided if they just brought a decent router.
The EA6700 does about 900mbits want to lan and then you have got ac wireless as well. I think it will be a perfectly solid router for you with ample future proofing.

Most people who aren't into networking think £30 for a router is more than enough but it is literally a case of you get what you pay for. We can all think of better things to spend £65 on (or maybe not :p) but trust me when I say this is a worthy investment which will last you for years to come. Everybody should have a router which they can setup and have the peace of mind that it is going to do everything it should do without breaking a sweat.

I should point out that there are obviously other brands out there and there are some cracking Asus routers as well but for the price I think you'll struggle to find anything which can beat this. There were quite a few guys like yourself who had problems just before xmas and asked for router advice. Luckily they listened for the first time ever) and went with my advice and came back afterwards really pleased and said all their problems were solved.

If you do get a router (even if it isn't this one) come back and we'll talk about DNS.

i was thinking of asus or netgear around the £150 mark I want the best i can get

if you want the dogs dangly bits then so be it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-Max-...linksys+ea8500

As an fyi Netgear make the shubs for VM so bear that in mind!

i would like to be able to turn off the lights, asus and netgear can do this can the linksys

I dont know, i would have to look it up and i am lying in bed watching The Originals atm.

ok no rush, thanks for the help

I had a similar problem with the SH1, and I bought a TPL-WR841HP (TP Link Wireless Router model 841 High Power).

For a router that cost £29.99 (store was trying to clear old stock), its lasted me a long time without any issues at all. Its had 1 reboot since I bought it, to upgrade the firmware. The only other time it went offline was a power outage.

Aside from that its given me great service. So don't disregard the cheaper end of the spectrum for routers either.

I assume this is standard now on all models. I should point out in case you haven't noticed that Linksys routers don't have the disco lights that the shub's do so you aren't going to have anything flashing at you when you take it out of the box. I think the Linksys logo flashes as it is booting up so you know it is doing something and that is it.

http://www.linksys.com/us/support-ar...icleNum=135671