Hello,I have had my router in place for 3 weeks and now daily, if not x2 or x3 I have to power down for 10-15 min.in reading the threads this is not uncommon. but I don't see a resolution with my fir East. Hardware R7900Pfirmware Ver V1,4,1,42_ 1.3.4Gui Ver V1,4,1,42_ 2.1.46.1

here's what I'd try and the order1. factory reset the router. the version you're on removed many features. don't install from backup.2. downgrade to V1.4.1.30. do it over a hardwired connection and reset the router afterwards. Again, don't install from backup.

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 27, 2020
here's what I'd try and the order
1. factory reset the router. the version you're on removed many features. don't install from backup.
2. downgrade to V1.4.1.30. do it over a hardwired connection and reset the router afterwards. Again, don't install from backup.
- Barvel-A
  Guide
  Feb 05, 2020
  Thank you plemans .That worked. I have NOT had to force a reboot since the Down Grade.
  Not to happy about not being current. But less happy with it not working.
- Barvel-A
  Guide
  Feb 07, 2020
  I spoke to soon.
  This morning I had to reboot and just now I had to do it again.
  plemans Any other options.
  - ValricoJoe
    Aspirant
    Feb 14, 2020
    Good luck getting this to stop happening, based on my fighting with two of the units, hours wasted on tech support, I took them back and got a refund, looking to suppliment my FIOS Aeris router, just have not found a replacement yet.
    
    Good luck setting static ip addresses and locking down the router, after a couple dozen times or having to set up the router, I gave up, took all of them back to Costco. Look at the threads on this POS, all have the same problems and Netgear has not resolved.

michaelkenward

Guru - Experienced User

Jan 28, 2020

Barvel-A wrote:

Hello,

I have had my router in place for 3 weeks and now daily, if not x2 or x3 I have to power down for 10-15 min.

Why? What is happening that prompts you to do this?

It might also 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.

Barvel-A

Guide

Feb 07, 2020

michaelkenward Thanks for that.
I have been doing this for 30+ years and that is a rookie move putting the modem on the wrong side.

There are no prompts. It just stops.

There is nothing in the event logs to refer to after the reboot because they are wiped.

I did see this after my reboot;

[DoS attack: ACK Scan] from source 198.255.6.34,port 21047 Thursday, Feb 06,2020 21:28:07

But those are common to any router. Some one is always trying to hack in.

michaelkenward

Guru - Experienced User

Feb 07, 2020

Barvel-A wrote:

I did see this after my reboot;

[DoS attack: ACK Scan] from source 198.255.6.34,port 21047 Thursday, Feb 06,2020 21:28:07

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IP Address	198.255.6.34
Status	Succeed
Country	USA - California
Network Name	FOSCAM
Owner Name	ShenZhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
From IP	198.255.6.32
To IP	198.255.6.39
CIDR	198.255.6.32/29
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Contact Name	ShenZhen Foscam Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
Address	Room AB 9/F Block F5 TCL International E City No. 1001 Zhongshan Shenzhen
Postal Code	518055
Email	support@foscam.com
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