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RAXE290
When using Firefox browser if https isn't used in the search, the router doesn't seem to pass the request. Also iTunes software will not connect to the Apple server unless the router is rebooted. T...
So it's working now?
Right now it seems to be working. How long this will last I don't know.
I also have some problems with an iPhone that doesn't automatically connect to wifi after it is shutdown. This iPhone is on the Access Control list as allowed, you just have to manually reconnect it after turning the phone back on.
Does same thing happen if you disable Access Controls?
I've never completely turned of Access Controls. I did select that all devices would be allowed, but that didn't seem to change anything, so I went back to block all new devices.
I finally went back and uninstalled all of the Apple software from my PC. Then I reinstalled it. Now iTunes seems to be working correctly and not losing its internet connection.
To add to the mystery, the problem also occurs with the program Macrium Reflect. So if I reboot the router both iTunes and Macrium Reflect are then able to contact their servers.
I haven't been able to check this out yet, but it might appear that after the reboot these programs will continue to work until midnight. Then they go back to the problem of not being able to contact their respective servers. I have to wait until tonight to see if that theory is correct.
I continue to have a problem with iTunes not being able to connect with its Apple server. Also I occasionally have apparently the same problem with Windows Update not being able to connect with the Microsoft server.
Now the one solution that seems to consistently work is to reboot the router. After the reboot iTunes and Windows Update can make their server connections. I've never been able to determine if this has something to do with https or if it is some kind of timeout problem. iTunes will work, but after several hours of inactivity it comes back to the error that it has no internet connection. For Windows Update this problem seems to take a much longer time for it to occur.
I've set my computer to sleep after 30 minutes.
So I'm not certain is this a router problem or a software problem.