MrSinatra
Occasional Visitor
so out of the blue and untouched, the power button on my router, which is small and chintzy just like the power cord itself, no longer stays depressed. the spring pushes it out into an off position, the latch or whatever no longer works.
i have had to take a piece of plastic and duct tape it over the power button to keep the router on. this is really shoddy. first of all cheap parts cause this kind of thing. secondly, the default position should be "on" not off. thirdly, you should be able to disable the mechanical power button in firmware, and tell the firmware the router should always be on, no matter what (assuming it has power).
anyone else? can it be properly fixed without soldering or nonsense?
not a happy camper.
i have had to take a piece of plastic and duct tape it over the power button to keep the router on. this is really shoddy. first of all cheap parts cause this kind of thing. secondly, the default position should be "on" not off. thirdly, you should be able to disable the mechanical power button in firmware, and tell the firmware the router should always be on, no matter what (assuming it has power).
anyone else? can it be properly fixed without soldering or nonsense?
not a happy camper.