Router disconnects often? Has happened to every router I've owned. RT AC68U

[v639dragoon]

So my routers tend to break over time. I've gone from netgear to dlink to asus. We have 6 people in my household, and about 24 devices connected at any one time. For every router, they seem to run smoothly for about a year, and than poof, pandora's box opens and I give up trying to fix it and buy a new one. I've gone from Dlink 855 > Asus N56U > Asus AC66U > Asus AC68U.

Are we just putting too large of a load on the router? Any ideas? We can have up to 6 devices streaming netflix, etc at one time, plus others in the background

I'm debating throwing money at the issue and just getting the AC87U.

Thanks everyone.

 

[CaptainSTX]

In your situation with routers failing after a year I would try connecting your new router and modem to a UPS. Bad power is hard on equipment and glitches can cause lock ups and reboots.

Also be sure that your router has good ventilation as heat kills equipment and cause it to be unreliable.

 

[v639dragoon]

In your situation with routers failing after a year I would try connecting your new router and modem to a UPS. Bad power is hard on equipment and glitches can cause lock ups and reboots.

Also be sure that your router has good ventilation as heat kills equipment and cause it to be unreliable.

It always is in a well ventilated area. UPS is an interesting idea, I'll give it a go. I just went out and purchased an R8000, I thought I'd never go back to this brand, and now no one is complaining to me about the internet. Let's hope this one lasts more than a year.

 

[sol1109]

The 68U had a problem that caused random reboots. The problem was traced to the firmware provided with the Broadcom chip inside the router not the routers own firmware. This is now fixed, are you using up to date firmware.

 

[TonyH]

It always is in a well ventilated area. UPS is an interesting idea, I'll give it a go. I just went out and purchased an R8000, I thought I'd never go back to this brand, and now no one is complaining to me about the internet. Let's hope this one lasts more than a year.

Hi,
B4 UPS, is the router plugged into a power bar or same AC all outlet always?
Try different one first if that has been the case.
also your place has good ground for the AC power system?