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Jasonrph
Novice
Jan 17, 2012
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Router stops working after brief power outage

Hello everyone, My router is actually the RangeMax Duo WNDR3300, but I couldn't see that forum. Sorry. This has happened twice now. If we lose power briefly, my routers stop working (after the...
  • jmizoguchi's avatar
    jmizoguchi
    Jan 17, 2012
    Investing in APC backup UPS will help you with power outage and have less issues.

    I would remove ALL power supply and network cables and let sit for 30 min, router and broadband.

    start with broadband modem ONLY and wait
    after all the light is up on modem, hook up the router and see
Jasonrph's avatar
Jasonrph
Novice
Jan 17, 2012
jmizoguchi,

I did exactly what you said. 3 things:

1. It WORKED!

2. You're a genius

3. Anyone know WHY this works? Why did I have to disconnect everything for 30 minutes? What's the magic? Don't get me wrong...I'm happy!! But I'm just curious from a technical side...why disconnecting for a couple minutes didn't work...but 40 minutes did.

Anyway...THANKS AGAIN!!!!

Jason