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rothe
Mar 12, 2015Aspirant
Router locking up? Wifi failing? No internet? Turn off DNS Proxy!
My low-end, business-grade router has been having increasingly common failures over the past year, but the problem really got bad over the last month. It finally prompted me to look for solutions, and...
rbalcorn
Mar 15, 2015Novice
Yes, I agree. After searching on this, I have come to the same conclusion; it is not just the FVS318N that is affected.
I have a FVS318N, currently running the latest firmware, 4.3.2-7, connected to a Motorola AB6121 cable modem. I believe the FVS318N came with 4.3.1-22, which was giving me problems as well.
With the current setup, and with wireless disabled, DNS proxy on, it is working okay. However, shortly after enabling the wireless, it will lock up.
I am going to try the 4.3.0-19 to see if it works any better than what I have now.
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