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katkit
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Mar 10, 2020

ORBI RBR850 -- frequent disconnects to WoW server

Suddenly for no reason, since this morning, every 15-30 minutes my connection with WoW (World of Warcraft game) drops. I get disconnected but can quickly reconnect within the minute. For context, my ...
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exstazi
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Mar 15, 2020

Hi mate i have exakt the same problem with the same router. I have seen that the dhcp lease time is set to 20 min and thats exactly how long untill disconnect. So we need to extend that time.

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Ferniss
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Mar 15, 2020

Does changing the DHCP lease time fix this issue are at least delay it further before disconnecting?

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    exstazi
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    Mar 15, 2020
    Havent found out where i change the lease time yet.
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    exstazi
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    Mar 19, 2020
    Problem is that i couldnt fins any settings to change the time. But the new firmware works now. Just upgrade to the latest.