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Have had this router for a few years and never have run into any issues until today. While trying to download a game on my Xbox it pause and said lost connection reconnect to Xbox. I noticed that my ...
You seem to have checked everything. Maybe it just died.
One thing that has been known to rescue ailing routers in the past, albeit rarely, is to reflash them with the latest firmware.
This is a fix for firmware damage that is not severe enough to kill the thing completely.
That's what I'm kind of thinking. Idk what else could be wrong. I was hoping a factory reset would have fixed it. I'll try a reflash and see if that does anything. Any suggestions on a new router haha? Approximately 30 device's connected.
bcuz_sti wrote:
Any suggestions on a new router haha? Approximately 30 device's connected.Depends on what you need.
I like the MK mesh routers. Bit more capable than Orbis. But they do seem to come only in bundles with satellites. If you don't need to spread the wifi, that could be overkill.
With the router disconnected from the ISP modem, powered ON, what happens if you press the reset button in back for 10 seconds then release. Do any of the WIFI LEDs turn ON on the router? Walk thru the setup wizard with a wired PC and web browser. Select manual setup option.
Can you get to the home screen after the setup completes and does the wifi icon on the home page still how OFF or enabled?
bcuz_sti wrote:
That's what I'm kind of thinking. Idk what else could be wrong. I was hoping a factory reset would have fixed it. I'll try a reflash and see if that does anything. Any suggestions on a new router haha? Approximately 30 device's connected.I have seen routers require several firmware default resets before it actually takes. No harm in trying.
With the router powered on and nothing connected to the router except the power cord, push the manual firmware default reset on the back of the device. When it boots after the reset, let it run for ten or fifteen minutes. Pull the power cord, restart and repeat the process. If you can see an SSID broadcast you know you have been successful. If no success after several repeats, declare it officially dead!
