Re: Anyone else seen this.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Recently my router (Draytek 2726) has been spontaneously rebooting.

Don't think my 2865 has, have you been keeping up with recent firmware 
fixes?

> Examination of the logs show a kernel panic caused by 'attempt to 
> execute an illegal instruction'.
> 
> My assumption, possibly erroneous, is that the actual firmware code is 
> corrupted
> The router is rated only to +45°C but that is the recommended limit for 
> flash memory, and the room temperature has been up towards 40°C. which 
> doesn't leave a great deal of margin for router internal heat production.
> My query is whether anyone else has seen issues with flash memory in the 
> recent hear wave.
> 
> Surely phones get hotter than this?

I sat my phone on my thunderbolt dock while it was charging, and it 
complained the battery was getting too hot and stopped the charge.

> Genuinely interested in other's experiences.


Just checked, uptime is nearly 2 months, which roughly corresponds to 
the most recent draytek downloads on my laptop.