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R7000 drops connection
My R7000 drops connection intermittently since a couple of weeks (I t h i n k it started, at least it got worse, after a late upgrade to V1.0.4.30_1.1.67 mid/end of August). It happens one to t...
Just wanted to chime in here, we have a beta firmware that you may all try.
Hi swehjo,
Welcome to Community!
Please try changing channels of your wireless network for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. Also you can try changing the MTU size for the internet connection to adjust.
Regards,
JamesGL
Community Team
Changing channels... hmm... that was a bit obvious for me to come up with myself.... :) Will try that!! Thanks.
And the MTU size articles were interesting! Had no idea you could check it like that. Have set it to a value I got from my ISP.
Don't have access to the router now so I will check this tonight.
Well, I went back to V1.0.4.28_1.1.64. Now everything seems to work as it should. At least 5GHz is up again and no dropped connections. Yet...
Did your test with the MTU size and ended up with what my ISP told me. Nice to get that verified :)
- I rolled back top .28 as well. EVERY 4 hours my WAN port disconnected.
Hi Mushbeeguy,
Welcome to Community!
Make sure to reset the router to factory default. If disconnection still happens, connect your computer directly to the modem and check if the connection from ISP is stable. If not, contact ISP.
Regards,
JamesGL
Community Team
