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wadan1959
Apr 14, 2025Aspirant
RS500 Internet disconnect
Every day from 1100-1500 my router disconnects from the internet. I can disconnect the internet cable from the router and plug it in directly into my desktop computer to maintain internet access, How...
wadan1959
Apr 15, 2025Aspirant
The internet light remains white. I have the current version downloaded. It's a brand new cable. LocalTel is my service provider. The internet cable goes directly from the wall to the router and the LAN cable goes from ch 1 on the router to the internet connection on my desktop.
I've called LocalTel support many times as this has been a persistant problem for approx. 2 mths. At first they believed it must be a faulty router, so I bought a different one...same result.
FURRYe38
Apr 15, 2025Guru - Experienced User
If happening with different router installed, then this is a ISP issue that they need to fix.