Router memory - Airport Extreme

Hello skinniders. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!

1. What is the capacity of the Airport Extreme's router memory and how long does it save this memory for?

As far as I know, Apple has never published the amount of "memory" in any of their base stations. Obviously, it would be the amount necessary to store both the active configuration information, and up to 5 configuration profiles as a minimum.

2. Is there any way to add to this memory?

No. Apple doesn't offer either an Authorized Dealer install or a Do-It-Yourself memory upgrade option.

3. How does one reset the router memory?

You can reset the base station's memory, by performing a "hard" reset. For the AirPort Express Base Stations (AX), by either the "hard" or "factory default" reset methods.

I cannot recall anyone ever asking these question here before. Could I ask why you are interested in this?

skinniders, Welcome to the discussion area!

Either they were (a) pulling your leg or (b) had no idea and created something completely fictional which they half believe.

When you download files the information is sent through the router but is not stored in the router for any longer than it takes to read/write through the ports.

KB 107451, Resetting the AirPort Extreme Base Station

If the "router crashing" happens concurrently with your room mate doing "torrent downloading" then I'd say you have your explanation. Though many people apparently do torrent downloading without problems, "router crashing" has been described by a few people doing this type of activity.