(have you measured this empirically?)

I haven't actually put a stop watch on it... but that really isn't necessary. When the router is freshly rebooted, it takes between 1--2 seconds to display the next post in a thread on this bbs. By the time 60--90 minutes have passed, it will take between 1--2 minutes to display the next post. Finally, Netscape crashes saying the server is off line, and I can no longer connect to any website until the router is rebooted.

I wish I were technically knowledgeable enough to respond to the rest of the things you said... but I have printed it out and will give it to my engineer tomorrow to see what he thinks.

Thanks...

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"