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New XR500 Nighthawk - Keeps dropping my connection while gaming on PS4
Hello everyone,
I just purchased an XR500 Nighthawk on Thursday because my old router finally crapped out. Ever since I've set it up, my connection gets temporarily dropped about once an hour. ...
Interesting, do other devices experience this momentary lapse in internet or just the PS4 as far as you can tell? If you set the Geo-Filter to Spectating Mode does that resolve it?
I have not noticed my laptop disconnect, I was streaming Twitch and Fox Sports Go all of yesterday and didn't notice a buffering or anything. It could have happened, but it wasn't something I had to reset.
My geo-filter includes the entire world: I didn't set it to limit myself to U.S. or anything, I can try switching it to spectator mode.
- Do you have an alternative ethernet cable you could try as well?
I only have one 100ft cable as of right now, since the modem is so far away. That cord is pretty old so it could be causing issues, however I never had a single drop with the old router.
I've had the same thing happen four times today, once in Destiny 2 and three times in Fortnite. It kicks me out of the party due to a network error, but keeps me in the game. I also got kicked out of Dark Souls Network Test because you get kicked to the main menu if a connection changes. Extremely annoyed right now.
I'm going to try a factory reset, and then not download the firmwear, a couple of other posts for similar routers have mentioned that issue. What a pile of crap for $300.