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Groolie
Nov 20, 2021Aspirant
Router goes to 100% packet loss exactly every 5 minutes.
Issue started a week ago almost exactly. Drops internet for about 15 seconds every 5 minutes. I know it is a router issue as I have connected directly to my modem, used a different modem and even a s...
jlogajan
Dec 18, 2021Aspirant
RAX50 Nighthawk, Firmware V1.0.4.100
This just started happening to me too. I've had this router a few months. But the 15 second dropout every five minutes just started a day or two ago. I also use it on Starlink. Only difference is that the Starlink proivder location change from Chicago to Kansas about the same time period.
I booted the Nighthawk and that changed the timing of the five minute dropouts, so it seems to be router related.