Been running Merlin for a long while. I dont always update to each and every Merlin version, but maybe twice a year.
Recently updated from 386_7_2 to 386_9.
Dirty update without a router clear and reset and seemed to run fine for a few days.
One morning in the middle of talking with Alexa, she lost connection.
Checked all my devices and none could connect wired or wireless.
Rebooted a couple of times. No Joy.
Ran ipconfig on my Windows box and had no IP assigned, even after router reboots.
Gave up and hard reset the router.
Reloaded the 386_7_2 back and did an NVRAM restore from a previous save. (Thanks for that utility! - John?)
Anyway, I am back up and stable again, but have NEVER had that hard of an unrecoverable crash before.
Only two things changed from the previous condition I have ran sinceOct 22: 1) Updated the firmware, 2) Assigned a fixed IP to an updated NAS, which replaced an old one.
Everything was stable for a few days, until the router went wonky with no DHCP or Wireless, and no recovery after reboot.
Going to sit on 386_7_2 for a little longer it appears....
Recently updated from 386_7_2 to 386_9.
Dirty update without a router clear and reset and seemed to run fine for a few days.
One morning in the middle of talking with Alexa, she lost connection.
Checked all my devices and none could connect wired or wireless.
Rebooted a couple of times. No Joy.
Ran ipconfig on my Windows box and had no IP assigned, even after router reboots.
Gave up and hard reset the router.
Reloaded the 386_7_2 back and did an NVRAM restore from a previous save. (Thanks for that utility! - John?)
Anyway, I am back up and stable again, but have NEVER had that hard of an unrecoverable crash before.
Only two things changed from the previous condition I have ran sinceOct 22: 1) Updated the firmware, 2) Assigned a fixed IP to an updated NAS, which replaced an old one.
Everything was stable for a few days, until the router went wonky with no DHCP or Wireless, and no recovery after reboot.
Going to sit on 386_7_2 for a little longer it appears....
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