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cordomite
Aspirant
Dec 13, 2021

WNDR4000 — Drops Connection and does not Connect

Hi, my trusted WNDR4000 keeps losing WiFi Connectivity and also the iPhone shows unsecured network messages along with Windows 10/11. Nothing has changed in my home network that I know of just started being unreliable. I have been thinking of upgrading the Router and it is possible the time to do so. Windows will not connect to it and sometimes will connect after a Router reboot - strange.

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Dec 13, 2021
    cordomite wrote:

    Hi, my trusted WNDR4000 keeps losing WiFi Connectivity and also the iPhone shows unsecured network messages along with Windows 10/11.

    These devices are adding security layers to their wifi and networks requirements.

     

    Your "trusted" WNDR4000 is also an ageing (2010) WNDR4000. So it is a decade behind what modern networks and wifi clients prefer. WPA or WPA2 are about if for your router. Maybe your stuff needs WPA3.

     


    Windows will not connect to it and sometimes will connect after a Router reboot - strange.

     

    Connect how? Wifi or wired?

     

    I have been thinking of upgrading the Router and it is possible the time to do so.

    Probably a good idea.