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teribgosa
Jul 25, 2022Follower
Do all routers eventually just start to die (nighthawk R7000)? (Need a replacement)
Right now running a Netgear R7000 running DD-WRT. Ive been experiencing a lot of issues lately and have to reboot often. This happened to my last router a few years back as well. Do all routers ev...
Kitsap
Jul 25, 2022Master
To answer your first question, regardless of what direction you go for new; yes routers eventually crap out. Power surges and line spikes take a toll and the effect is cumulative. One of the best upgrades you can make is to put your modem and router downstream of a small uninterruptible power supply (UPS).