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InsanityOfPigs
Oct 30, 2021Aspirant
Wired router losing connection with PS5 every 15 minutes
Howdy all. I'm having some issues with my router dropping connection randomly. Sometimes it feels like every 15 minutes but it's only really noticeable when gaming and in the middle of a game. I have...
plemans
Oct 30, 2021Guru - Experienced User
1. what actual surfboard is it?
2. what firmware version are you on?
3. the ps5 is hardwired in?
4. have you tried setting up the ps5 in the netgears DMZ?
InsanityOfPigs
Oct 30, 2021Aspirant
1. what actual surfboard is it? Arris SB8200
2. what firmware version are you on? The most recent, V1.1.0.110_1.0.1
3. the ps5 is hardwired in? Yep, and the hardwire worked fine when connected directly through the surfboard
4. have you tried setting up the ps5 in the netgears DMZ? I'm not quite certain what the DMZ is, but I did try to allocate a specific IP to the PS5 per instructions I found online. Didn't seem to work.