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StrangerPings
Nov 06, 2018Tutor
XR500 just started dropping Wi-Fi and randomly rebooting
I have changed nothing. Everything was working fine for months. The last time I used Geo filter was over a month ago. Then CoD comes out. Over this weekend I was getting lag in Blackout with my friends and they were like don't you have a router to help. So I enabled geo filter and set strict on as well. I adjusted the range. I added a few servers to allowed and added a few to blocked. Everything was working well. This happened over 4 days. One of those days I clicked check for new firmware, there was none. Suddenly now I keep getting wi-fi drops and random reboots.
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- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
What happens if you revert your recent changes?
What FW is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
What WPA security modes are you using?