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scfancher
Aug 05, 2021Tutor
Nighthawk Router Randomly disconnects from internet
I bought this router on February and it worked fine for a few months. THe last 2 months it just keeps dropping internet. It drops both wifi and direct ethernet connections. I work from home and th...
michaelkenward
Aug 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
scfancher wrote:
I have had internet company (Spectrum) come out and replace modem and check the lines and that is all fine.
What is that modem?
scfancher wrote:
THe last 2 months it just keeps dropping internet. It drops both wifi and direct ethernet connections.
What do the LEDs on the front of this thing look like when the Internet drops?
What about indicators on the modem? My modem went through a spate of disconnects a while back. The modem showed that it had lost the connection. Of course, the ISP says there is nothing wrong, but my modem disagreed.