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Vivienne
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Sep 06, 2015

N450 WiFi keeps disconnecting

Hello,   So I bought my Netgear N450 WiFi cable modem router on April 30, 2015 and in the past month I've been having WiFi connection problems. The internet works just fine, but for some reason the...
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bakingsoda
Aspirant
Oct 31, 2016

What is the second router you use to test with? 

 

I'm also having the same issue with my N450 with Time Warner.  Only started noticing the issue recently.  On TWC's site (Should I Lease or Buy a Modem page -> Download speeds up to 100Mbps section), the N450 is grayed out and listed as an "Internet Modem Only".  TWC is probably trying to force us to an upgrade and make it seem like there is an issue with our hardware.  Obviously this is not just an "Internet Modem Only".

 

https://www.timewarnercable.com/en/support/internet/topics/lease-or-buy-modem.html

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rmctodd
Aspirant
Oct 31, 2016

Hi:

 

I used a Linksys WRT54G router which is an old router.

 

I should add that this one was working well for a year and I suspect that a firmware upgrade ruined it. This is not just a modem.