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R7900 Router constantly dropping / adding devices
My Nighthawk router has suddenly started dropping devices off the network. Normally I have between a dozen and 18 devices connected. At random times, most of the devices will suddenly drop from the...
I've been able to solve the problem, but I'm not sure why it worked. I mentioned in an earlier post that there was multiple IP addresses that kept connecting - and when I'd edit one of them (like change the name of the devlce), they would all change. So I did two things, I changed my router password and used access control to block those IP addresses from connecting. When I did that, the router became very stable and everything is fine. Interesting side note - after I manually reconnected all my "real" devices to the router, the rogue devices showed up again, but couldn't connect. My theory is one of my devices is misbehaving, probably the amazon fire tv. But for now life is good. Thanks for your interest.
Hi Hillyjd,
Would it be possible if you can reset the device and reconfigure it manually?
I've been able to solve the problem, but I'm not sure why it worked. I mentioned in an earlier post that there was multiple IP addresses that kept connecting - and when I'd edit one of them (like change the name of the devlce), they would all change. So I did two things, I changed my router password and used access control to block those IP addresses from connecting. When I did that, the router became very stable and everything is fine. Interesting side note - after I manually reconnected all my "real" devices to the router, the rogue devices showed up again, but couldn't connect. My theory is one of my devices is misbehaving, probably the amazon fire tv. But for now life is good. Thanks for your interest.
Hi Hillyjd,
Thank you for the update. Report back if you have issues again with the setup.