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d33jr093r5
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Jul 07, 2020
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Read cfg file

Have the below stated router. Had to do a factory reset on it as it kept dropping out ever 10-20 minutes, and/or web interface became unusable.   Factory reset seems to have fixed the problem, but ...
  • antinode's avatar
    Jul 07, 2020

    > [...] is there any tool to read a cfg file from this router? [...]

     

       With some models, the ".cfg" file is (mostly) plain text, and reading
    it can provide useful hints regarding the settings.  For models where
    the ".cfg" file looks like noise, I'm unaware of a way to decode it.


    > P.S. Router info is down there!
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       Wouldn't typing the model number have been easier?