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Jasonrph
Jan 17, 2012Novice
Router stops working after brief power outage
Hello everyone, My router is actually the RangeMax Duo WNDR3300, but I couldn't see that forum. Sorry. This has happened twice now. If we lose power briefly, my routers stop working (after the...
- Jan 17, 2012Investing in APC backup UPS will help you with power outage and have less issues.
I would remove ALL power supply and network cables and let sit for 30 min, router and broadband.
start with broadband modem ONLY and wait
after all the light is up on modem, hook up the router and see
sabretooth
Jan 17, 2012Apprentice
Well that is the standard power up policy when you have a modem and router. Power up modem first and wait until it finishes, then power up the router. The router has to retrieve information from the modem, if it's not there... no connection. As JM said, put them on a UPS.