Anyway my trouble started with my router, I should say a router because I keep my trading network and the home network separate. My daughter is always online with videos and my son playing online games with his PS3. I had a Virgin Media Super Hub 2 but I noticed it kept dropping connections. It seemed no matter what I did the fault keep occurring. I decided to put it in modem only mode and used a D6300 from Netgear...oh dear what a dreadful unit full of bugs and issues. I returned that and bought an Asus RT-N66...oh dear what a pile of crap with even more bugs and glitches. That also went back so I am going with a trusty Draytek 2920n. It is not as fast as the other two but it is much more reliable. I have a 2820n for my trading set-up and it rarely lets me down. I may have the 2920n for myself!
So problem one seems to be sorted but enter problem number 2. "Dad, the shower isn't working"
was the cry from my son. I checked it out and lime scale has killed it. Despite cleaning it out the plastic is brittle so a replacement is being fitted tomorrow.Then finally comes problem number 3, the water cooling pump on my main trading PC is dying and so that needs replacing. I have ordered the unit but for now I will have to switch to another main PC unit for trading.
The good news? Well I caught the fault quickly on the pump and it only cost me £50 on a trade. The PC stopped as a precaution with the bios recognising the falling RPM on the pump. I was able to switch to my laptop and get out. I would've lost a lot more if my laptop wasn't nearby!
As I am struggling with health I am only trading part time so every cloud has a silver lining!
JG
