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Duxdad
Mar 13, 2022Aspirant
C6900 reverting to default wifi usernames and passwords
Hi, In the 6 weeks i have owned my C6900 it has suddenly reverted the wifi user/passwords from what I had changed to factory defaults. I set this up for my son and he gives me all kinds of grief wh...
plemans
Mar 13, 2022Guru - Experienced User
How many times as it happened?
The only time I've seen it consistently happen was when the ISP updates the firmware
- DuxdadMar 13, 2022Aspirant
First of all, thanks for the super prompt reply.
It has happed twice, the ISP is Comcast Xfinity. As I am on vacation away from home I myself have not looked at the screens. Where exactly can I tell him to find the firmware number?
Thanks
David
- plemansMar 13, 2022Guru - Experienced User
the firmware isn't user changable.
And it could the something else causing it.
You can get a screen snip of the event logs and the cable connections page and post it here to check the connection