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Nighthawk R600p Keeps dropping all wifi connections every minute or so on both bands
Hello, I just got this router in today. I connected it, upgraded to the nearest firmware, and set it up with the very basic stock settings. Everything was working with no issues for about 3 hours and...
Reset didn't do anything and I mean literally anything. It caused no changes in the router despite resetting several times over an hour or so. Still no wifi and no ethernet. Worked for about an hour after I got it and then nothing.
Boxed it up, mailed it back to Amazon, and purchased a different router. Had problems with Netgear in the past and thought they might have cleaned up their act in recent years so I gave it a shot. Never again. Way overpriced garbage.
Got a wired router and an ubiquiti AP to handle the wireless connections instead.
Factory reset didn't seem to do anything at all. This morning the lights had changed from all on to the power being red and the only other light was showing that a wired connection was plugged into the first slot. Wired internet is no longer working either.
EmpokNor wrote:
This morning the lights had changed from all on to the power being red ...
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Not good news. Anything other than a steady white power LED is a sign of trouble.
As this is a new router, I'd be tempted to take it back and ask for a replacement.