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Port Forwarding Randomly gets deleted - Nighthawk Mesh M80
I seem to be having the same issue that is found in this post: https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/Port-Forwarding-randomly-deleted/m-p/1325629 I set up Port Forwarding fo...
It might help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
savio wrote:
- I do have address reservations set for my NAS which the Plex Server is Housed on
These are fixed on the router?
Have you tried this?
Search - NETGEAR Communities – Plex Server
Lots of people asking about Plex.
The MR80 is very different from the basic routers covered in this section, so you might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your MR80 hardware. That's probably here:
Nighthawk Mesh System - NETGEAR Communities
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.
> o My router/modem are automatically power cycled/rebooted everyday at
> 4AM
Why?
What happens if you don't do that? (Or check just before and after?)
Are any other settings customizations lost at the same time? (Are you
seeing a loss of some particular customizations, or a complete settings
reset?)
> o My Firmware version is: V1.1.46
Sounds unlikely. Have you tried any others?
> It might help [...]
I'd be very interested in your explanation of how that could possibly
help in explaining how port-forwarding settings might vanish on a
router. Or do you always post the same boiler-plate regardless of the
actual problem? Perhaps thinking about the actual problem would be
helpful. You may have done this already. I can't tell from your
message.
- My modem is ARRIS Surfboard S33 DOCSIS 3.1 Multi-Gigabit Cable Modem with 2.5 Gbps Ethernet Port. It is a cable modem only - not a router.
The reason for me power cycling daily, is that I was having issues with an old Motorola modem before, so I did buy this to power cycle it daily and refresh it and the router: Outlet Timer, NEARPOW Dual... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H1D267F?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I did try my set up without power cycling daily when I first switched over to the new nighthawk mesh, it did lose the port forwarding settings even when not power cycling daily.
I hope this helps.
savio wrote:
The reason for me power cycling daily, is that I was having issues with an old Motorola modem before, so I did buy this to power cycle it daily and refresh it and the router: Outlet Timer, NEARPOW Dual... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H1D267F?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_shareBit of a sledgehammer device. Electrical rather than electronic.
The people who design routers and other electronic devices might prefer their own switching regime. That lets things write to memory before the off switch kicks in.
I found that putting a modem in front of a router caused problems after power cuts. You couldn't control the order or speed at which things started. So I ended up with a dead network because the modem was taking so long to negotiate a link that the router behind it timed out because it couldn't find an Internet connection in good time.
You say that the switching regime didn't influence the problem you see, but if you don't have the problematic modem any more, why carry on with it?
> [...] it did lose the port forwarding settings even when not power
> cycling daily.Ok.
> [...] (Are you seeing a loss of some particular customizations, or a
> complete settings reset?)Still wondering.
> [...] Have you tried any others?
Still wondering.
> The people who design routers and other electronic devices might
> prefer their own switching regime. That lets things write to memory
> before the off switch kicks in.Yow. Do you _really_ think that cycling the power should cause a
loss of settings (some or all)?
> I found that putting a modem in front of a router caused problems
> after power cuts. [...]Was one of those "problems" loss of settings? Whose problem are we
investigating?> [...] You say that the switching regime didn't influence the problem
> you see, but if you don't have the problematic modem any more, why carry
> on with it?If it makes no difference, then what difference does it make?