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Delphimon
Follower
Mar 16, 2020

If you are having "dropouts" with 2.5.1.8 firmware please read

I recently upgraded to firmware 2.5.1.8 to attempt to fix another problem I was having, but ever since I've noticed that the router seems to lose it's connection multiple times per day. As one other ...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 16, 2020

Factory reset after a FW update or problems seen after a FW update should be done as well. I haven't seen this issue. Others as well. Not everyone has the same ISP configurations. 

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Retired_Member
Mar 16, 2020
FURRYe38 wrote:

Factory reset after a FW update or problems seen after a FW update should be done as well. I haven't seen this issue. Others as well. Not everyone has the same ISP configurations. 

factory reset should not be required.  lost passwords yes.