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AC1200 router dropping Internet repeatedly
I have a AC1200 Smart WiFi Router, R6220, purchased in 2017 with current firmware version: V1.1.0.50_1.0.1 (no new firmware version available). A couple weeks ago our Internet started going down ...
Zimby wrote:
I have a AC1200 Smart WiFi Router, R6220, purchased in 2017 with current firmware version: V1.1.0.50_1.0.1 (no new firmware version available).
How did you check that? That is by no means the latest version.
There have been a dozen or so since that one:
R6220 | WiFi Router | NETGEAR Support
This is the newest:
R6220 Firmware Version 1.1.0.114 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
I'd try that before going any further.
Zimby wrote:
I have a AC1200 Smart WiFi Router, R6220, purchased in 2017 with current firmware version: V1.1.0.50_1.0.1 (no new firmware version available).
How did you check that? That is by no means the latest version.
There have been a dozen or so since that one:
R6220 | WiFi Router | NETGEAR Support
This is the newest:
R6220 Firmware Version 1.1.0.114 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
I'd try that before going any further.
Could be that the internet port on your router is starting to fail.If I were you, I'd try to change the firmware on your router, if you're on the latest firmware, I'd try downloading and installing a previous firmware version to see if that helps the issue.