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Blaggycat
May 19, 2021Follower
Loss of signal after short power outage
Info: I use wifi6 to stream, about 15ft away from router through the floor. Modem, computer, and router are all plugged into surge protectors. Couple of days ago while I was streaming a 1-2 secon...
plemans
May 20, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Try reinstalling the firmware to the router, then do a factory reset and new install. If the power surge corrupted something this not only overwrites the firmware but clears out settings that could be corrupt.
Also, have you tried simply moving something to where the router is to test? maybe the power surge caused issues with the modem/gateway? You can always hardwire into the modem/gateway and test it.
what modem is it?