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pteroptikon
Mar 24, 2021Tutor
Odd router bug. (Nighthawk XR700)
Hello, I'm new to these forums, so I hope this is the right place to post this. Here is my issue. Every day, my router (Nighthawk XR700) "disconnects" itself. The reason for the quotations is b...
negated
Mar 28, 2021Guide
Figured it out. Disabling Traffic meter (by way of resetting my device, but solved it on a second identical system by just disabling). Seems non specific to Orbi. Have fun.
pteroptikon
Mar 28, 2021Tutor
Yeah like negated said, going into your settings and disabling the traffic meter fixes the issue completely. I did that a few days ago and it’s been running solid ever since. I wanted to give it a few days before I reported back, just in case it was a fluke. But no it’s been working fine now.
So, if anyone stumbles across this, and is having a similar issue to what I described, just disable the traffic meter from your router settings.
So, if anyone stumbles across this, and is having a similar issue to what I described, just disable the traffic meter from your router settings.