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XR500 DHCP Lease renewal causes connection drop
Hello, my lease renews every 24 hours, at which time I lose connection for about 30 seconds even though my ip never changes. Is there a resolution for this issue? My other Nighthawk R7000 router do...
Reporting back as I said I would, downgrading to firmware version 2.3.2.22 fixed my DHCP lease renewal connection drop issue for anyone that's having the same issue I recommend trying this.
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Port 80 is required for web browsing by all devices so it's likely UPnP even if it's not showing has opened this for devices. It is not a good idea to port forward 80 either as it could negatively impact other devices.