Why does my router overheat?

Question

I have a D-Link Dl-524 Wireless G router and all the lights on the front light up a solid green. I beliave that this is because it overheats. Is there anything that I can do to fix this? I am experienced in the IT field and have never dealt with a problem like this. What can I do?

I have only the WAN cord to another LAN router, which is not wireless; and 2 computers plugged into this router. And: I lowered the transmit rate to 50% of its capability and it still overheats.

Answer 1

i think your router is crashing because among of traffic go throught your dhcp service. The reason that i said that is because i have a dlink di514 router. The router often crashes when i download or upload too much with dhcp enabled.

Fix:
Disable DHCP service in your router, and setup up static ip in ur network.

Another possible problem is that ur router is going bad.

Answer 2

Are the lights suppose to be solid green? My experience with routers over-heating was usually determined by how many computer are plugged into the router, the location of it, temperature of the room or case it's in, and whether or not it has other hardware on top of it (like the cable or DSL box). Get the router by itself and away from hot hardware.

Answer 3

the DI-524 runs a bit hot naturally. but if it is too hot to pick up then there might be a problem with it. If you find your router hanging up, freezing etc. then downloading the latest firmware might help it run a bit more stable. It helped mine.

Answer 4

never heard of a router over heating (also in IT), i assume you have it plugged into a surge protector and your house wiring is newer. does the router get hot and stop functioning, if so, i would take advantage of the warranty.

Answer 5

Are you using the correct "wall wart" to power it? I hooked a 5 volt switch to a 12 volt wall wart once. Dang housing started to melt. But the darn thing still works!