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    Only Buy Routers Released In The Past One or Two Years?

    I installed Fresh Tomato on an Asus RT-AC88U router that I am going to use that until I replace it with the newer RT-AX86 that Tech 9 recommended. The AC88U was my primary router, but last week it was having a WAN port issue - the Spectrum modem was online, but the WAN9 indicator on the AC88U...
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    Only Buy Routers Released In The Past One or Two Years?

    Thanks for this idea. I will look into it. Someone else mentioned to me not to get hung up on future proofing with a router.
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    Only Buy Routers Released In The Past One or Two Years?

    You are right, it is confusing: one model number with variations, each with their own release date. Does the model line get retired at once, or incrementally between indivdual versions?
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    Only Buy Routers Released In The Past One or Two Years?

    I am considering getting an Asus rt-ax86u router. According to the page at Info depot wiki, this router got FCC approval in February 2020. Should I pass on this, or any router not released in the past one or two years, because a wifi router released nearly five years ago is most likely close to...
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    Do You Factory Reset After Firmware Updates?

    I saw the RT-AC88U on the Asus End-of-Life page, and was surprised to see a firmware update for it released this month. This router was introduced nearly ten years ago, so time to move on to a new unit. Thanks for the help.
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    Do You Factory Reset After Firmware Updates?

    Good to know. Not exactly the same as what you are doing, but I was planning on importing all my saved settings vs entering them from scratch.
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    Do You Factory Reset After Firmware Updates?

    Thanks. I had never done the factory reset after a firmware update, either. This week the router could not connect to the modem. A factory reset was what fixed it I also saw a firmware update was made available a few weeks ago (surprised because this is an rt-ac88u that was introduced in...
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    Do You Factory Reset After Firmware Updates?

    I had read or someone told me once that a firmware update should be followed with a factory reset. The reason stated was that menus or options could have changed with the new firmware. To ensure the router settings matched what they were prior to the firmware update, it was best to re-enter...
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    Trying to Figure Out Why Cable Modem Keeps Losing Connection

    It has been two weeks since swapping modems. I have not had any connectivity issues since then. I have used my own modems in the past. Spectrum provides their modem at no extra cost, so I go with their modem. I have found using their modem simplifies dealing with Spectrum Support when the...
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    Trying to Figure Out Why Cable Modem Keeps Losing Connection

    I swapped modems at the Spectrum store. I got the same model, ES2251. This one is HW VER 1.4 vs the previous one that was HW VER 1.3. I am hoping this ends the once or twice a week dropped internet connections.
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    Trying to Figure Out Why Cable Modem Keeps Losing Connection

    Spectrum is my internet provider. I use their modem, an ES2251 HW VER 1.3. My router is an Asus RT-AC88U running firmware version 3.0.0.4.386_48263 The modem only has two indicator lights on it one for power and one for online. For the past two weeks, every few days I lose my internet...
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    Is Anti-Virus Software A Substitute For Firmware Updates?

    That is an interesting perspective. I had a similar experience when I had U-verse. The U-verse gateway failed, and a tech came out to replace it. He asked how I liked the service. I told him overall it was very good, the TV picture pixelated once-in-a-while, which I assumed was normal. He said...
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    Is Anti-Virus Software A Substitute For Firmware Updates?

    It took five phone calls before they got an AT&T support person to schedule a tech to come out and replace the 5268AC gateway for one that is still supported. It is crazy that they got so much misinformation in the first four phone calls. The fourth time they called, the support person told...
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    Is Anti-Virus Software A Substitute For Firmware Updates?

    I advised the family member to ask AT&T for a replacement gateway that will get firmware updates. Below is what they said the AT&T phone representative told them. I was not on the call, and my family member is not a technical person, so they may have misheard, but this is what they told me AT&T...
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    Is Anti-Virus Software A Substitute For Firmware Updates?

    A family member recently got a letter from AT&T stating that their AT&T provided Pace 5268AC gateway will no longer receive firmware updates. The letter reads: "Don't worry! Your internet access and speed will not change. However, you will no longer receive the latest security patches...
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    Cable Modem Has Ethernet But WI-FI Router Does Not See It

    Ii sprayed DeoxIT D5 electronics cleaner on the ethernet cable connector and in the ethernet port on the modem and worked the cable connector in the port . Both routers got a signal after I did that. The fact that a computer directly connected to the modem worked prior to the cleaning makes me...
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    Cable Modem Has Ethernet But WI-FI Router Does Not See It

    I have Spectrum 300 Mbps service via my Netgear CM600 cable modem. The modem is connected to an Asus RT-AC88U wireless router. There is no internet connectivity via WI-FI from the router. The RT-AC88U's WAN indicator is red for "No IP or no physical connection". If I connected a PC to the modem...
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    Solved Access Point 1/3 The Speed of Main Router

    I did not have to replace the run. When I started to remove the existing cable, I found a severe bend at the access point end of the run. I removed the bend and now the access point speed matches the main router. Thanks for all the help, everyone.
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    Solved Access Point 1/3 The Speed of Main Router

    Thanks for the ideas. The pairs in my cable are solid wire. I tried a different brand of connectors. No luck there. It is probably time to bite the bullet and replace the cable.
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    Solved Access Point 1/3 The Speed of Main Router

    I got a Klein Tools VDV526-100 cable tester. It indicated a miswire. I replaced both cable ends. The miswire light went out, but now the tester's "open" indicator is illuminated. I replaced the connectors multiple times and cannot resolve the open problem. I am using a ratcheting crimping tool...
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