Switching off router

PuncH · Jan 27, 2007, 08:51:23

Hello, what a lovely morning!

Just wondering, do I do any harm in switching off my router when I'm finished with it? ie...overnight and when I'm at work during the day?

I'm on the Home ADSL max and get sync speeds of the following from my router..."DSL Connect Rate (Down/Up) 8128 KBits/Sec by 448 KBits/Sec "

Does turning it off affect the line training etc? (which is now long gone as I went to ADSL max before Christmas).

Many thanks

Jonathan

jupiter · Jan 27, 2007, 09:10:23

Nothing wrong with turning it off overnight. Repeated turnings on and off are to be avoided though, cos that fools the exchange equipment into thinking your connection may be unstable

PuncH · Jan 27, 2007, 09:19:26

OK cool, thankyou.

When it's on, it's on for about 5-6 hours in the evening and then probably 15-16 hours a day over the weekend!

cavillas · Jan 27, 2007, 09:41:13

I never turn mine off, it seems stable all the time. I pay for the electricity so I am entitled to us eit all the time.

The one problem I had was when I turned it off I had a major web disconnect and couldn't access any web sites, also pings were exceptionally high.

PuncH · Jan 27, 2007, 10:11:38

Quote from: cavillas on Jan 27, 2007, 09:41:13
The one problem I had was when I turned it off I had a major web disconnect and couldn't access any web sites, also pings were exceptionally high.

You forgot to turn it on again

cavillas · Jan 27, 2007, 11:28:45

Do you have to do that then?

Inactive · Jan 27, 2007, 12:50:28

I just leave mine switched on 24/7.

stevelondon · Jan 27, 2007, 13:01:14

I leave mine on all the time, every now and then i turn it off and leave it unplugged overnight to get rid of any stale sessions it works well.

maxping · Jan 27, 2007, 13:27:49

Same as Punch here i turn it off when I'm not going to be using it for long periods, It may be highly unlikely but if the power supply shorted it could cause a fire and if you are at work all the smoke alarms in the world ain't going to help.

Rik · Jan 27, 2007, 13:56:54

I leave mine on 24/7 unless I am going away or there is thunder around, in which case I power down and disconnect from the phone line.

jupiter · Jan 27, 2007, 13:58:50

Quote from: maxping on Jan 27, 2007, 13:27:49
Same as Punch here i turn it off when I'm not going to be using it for long periods, It may be highly unlikely but if the power supply shorted it could cause a fire and if you are at work all the smoke alarms in the world ain't going to help.

That's a worrying thought. You can also feel good at doing your bit to combat global warming.

Inactive · Jan 27, 2007, 16:03:58

Quote from: maxping on Jan 27, 2007, 13:27:49
Same as Punch here i turn it off when I'm not going to be using it for long periods, It may be highly unlikely but if the power supply shorted it could cause a fire and if you are at work all the smoke alarms in the world ain't going to help.

I assume you turn your fridge off then Max..

Only joking Max, don't ban me...

maxping · Jan 27, 2007, 17:21:37

QuoteI assume you turn your fridge off then Max

I asked the wife if i have ever turned it off , she said it would be the first time i have ever touched it if i had

MoHux · Jan 27, 2007, 19:45:34

Quote from: Inactive on Jan 27, 2007, 16:03:58
I assume you turn your fridge off then Max..

Only joking Max, don't ban me...

No comparison ......... fridges/freezers are designed to be on 24/7, with built-in safeguards.

All that stands between you and a fire is the coat of varnish on your Routers mains adapter!!

I turn mine off too Max, and it hasn't affected my connection either.

Inactive · Jan 27, 2007, 23:18:50

Quote from: MoHux on Jan 27, 2007, 19:45:34

All that stands between you and a fire is the coat of varnish on your Routers mains adapter!!

.....along with a circuit breaker and RCD at the mains distribution board.

MoHux · Jan 28, 2007, 01:42:56

Quote from: Inactive on Jan 27, 2007, 23:18:50
.....along with a circuit breaker and RCD at the mains distribution board.

Well, I suppose everybody needs to believe in something!

Inactive · Jan 28, 2007, 09:24:56

Quote from: MoHux on Jan 28, 2007, 01:42:56
Well, I suppose everybody needs to believe in something!

Don't let it worry you, if I went around and switched off everything before I went to bed, it wouldn't be worth going to bed.

jupiter · Jan 28, 2007, 10:37:00

Quote from: Inactive on Jan 28, 2007, 09:24:56
Don't let it worry you, if I went around and switched off everything before I went to bed, it wouldn't be worth going to bed

I can remember at time - just - when going to bed meant getting switched on ...

Nerval · Jan 28, 2007, 10:49:07

Some memory you got there

Inactive · Jan 28, 2007, 11:03:15

Indeed, but we only had gas lamps then..

Rik · Jan 28, 2007, 11:46:55

LOL!

Oh happy days (hang on, this isn't the song game...). It's a point, though. We have so many 'vampire' appliances these days, sitting in standby at all times, that if we did go round turning them off at night it would take an age. It's a bit like putting the clocks forward - when I was in my teens, it involved a mantlepiece clock, a watch and a bedside alarm. Now, there's so many devices with clocks in, eg fax machines, phones, cameras, microwaves etc, that it takes several hours.

Who remember when you could go away for the weekend with just a toothbrush and a change of underwear?

jupiter · Jan 28, 2007, 11:50:24

Quote from: rikbean on Jan 28, 2007, 11:46:55
Who remember when you could go away for the weekend with just a toothbrush and a change of underwear?

We only changed underwear Sunday night for Monday wash, so the weekends away were no problem in that department

Rik · Jan 28, 2007, 11:57:11

That was even earlier.

You're right, though, as a kid I had one bath a week. Nowadays I don't feel human till I've showered. Times change.

Nerval · Jan 28, 2007, 11:57:29

That would be when you had your weekly bath in the kitchen and shared the water with with the dog, I suppose?

Cue for stories about When I were a lad I slept on newspaper in the coal shed..........

Rik · Jan 28, 2007, 12:01:02

Exactly...