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NG NH xr500 - first time router rebooted on its own.
today router rebooted first time ever since i have had it almost two years., any way to debug why it did this. from bash terminal?
really do not want to replace it right now expensive to update..
also here is latest FW
| Current Version: | V2.3.2.40 |
| New Version: | V2.3.2.56 |
ive tried the latet FW before months ago and had drop packet issue so i rolled back maybe the newest works now? |
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- I don't think is anything to be concerned about, they're tested to ensure they don't reboot over a certain period of time but it is less than 2 years so I think it just needed one. Could have been a power fluctuation as well. I'd advise just keeping an eye on it for now and see if it happens again.
Hi, i did not mean that it has not been rebooted in 2 years it has been rebooted many times especially these days due to quarintine BS, anyways what i meant was it has never rebooted on its own in the middle of the day like that.. there was a lot of traffic during this time yes but to reboot like that just strange. is there any way i can debug it by logging into the command line of it? i just want be able to do this anyways to check configs , should i update to the latest firmware?
- Understood, I would recommend reinstalling the firmware you are on using the TFTP method to bypass any issues in the boot process, then do a factory reset. That will give you the freshest install possible and hopefully prevent any unexpected reboots. https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
