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boudicca99
Oct 24, 2021Follower
wndr4500 warm reboot green power led blinking
interesting failing router. I've already replaced it.... but its an annoying fail, in that it is still working except after a warm reboot or power off/on. If the router is cold started after abou...
plemans
Oct 24, 2021Guru - Experienced User
thoughts or other things to try?
Stick a cooling/laptop fan on it.
Heat is the death of electronics and it tends to escalate. Once a component starts over heating it escalates as it becomes less efficient and therefore using more energy/generating more heat.
You can try a cooler and see if it helps.
Or you can simply replace it.
The WNDR4500 is a couple generations behind on tech