Jiniix
Well-Known Member
I have a WRT1900AC I've gotten from work, for free. I work at an IT-distributor, and it was scheduled to be thrown out, as the RMA cause was that it restarts itself after a few hours of use.
It's still here at my work, and I don't want to take it home before I know it's good (many of the products being thrown out is actually user error combined with RMA rules, where the product itself is fine (I once took home 16TB of WD Greens for free ))
My question is, and I can use either Ubuntu or Windows 7, how do I stress test it?
Ideally I would plug it into my laptop (my own Windows/Ubuntu installation, not limited like my workstation) without any other cables. I obviously can't make my own network, with the WRT1900AC as the first router. It can pretty much only operate as a switch.
I've done a factory reset, and then looked for how to upgrade the firmware by going in to the router at 192.168.1.1, but it seems like it's completely automated. Couldn't find an option to do it.
Any ideas are very much appreciated!
PS: Not sure if this should be posted here or in Computer Accessories.
It's still here at my work, and I don't want to take it home before I know it's good (many of the products being thrown out is actually user error combined with RMA rules, where the product itself is fine (I once took home 16TB of WD Greens for free ))
My question is, and I can use either Ubuntu or Windows 7, how do I stress test it?
Ideally I would plug it into my laptop (my own Windows/Ubuntu installation, not limited like my workstation) without any other cables. I obviously can't make my own network, with the WRT1900AC as the first router. It can pretty much only operate as a switch.
I've done a factory reset, and then looked for how to upgrade the firmware by going in to the router at 192.168.1.1, but it seems like it's completely automated. Couldn't find an option to do it.
Any ideas are very much appreciated!
PS: Not sure if this should be posted here or in Computer Accessories.
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