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RT-N66W connected to router but unable to use internet

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Router RT-N66W, firmware Merlin 3.0.0.4.374.42_0

PCs and android devices was able to connected to the router, but internet was dropped soon after and there was a message about losing master status in the log as follows:

May 29 09:22:07 dnsmasq-dhcp[402]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.162 00:21:5d:93:b5:76
May 29 09:22:07 dnsmasq-dhcp[402]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.162 00:21:5d:93:b5:76 Kitty-PC
May 29 09:22:33 nmbd[362]: [2014/05/29 09:22:33, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(309)
May 29 09:22:33 nmbd[362]: process_local_master_announce: Server KITTY-PC at IP 192.168.1.162 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP and we think we are master. Forcing election.
May 29 09:22:33 nmbd[362]: [2014/05/29 09:22:33, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success(149)
May 29 09:22:33 nmbd[362]: Samba name server RT-N66W has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.1
May 29 09:22:51 nmbd[362]: [2014/05/29 09:22:51, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(392)
May 29 09:22:51 nmbd[362]: Samba name server RT-N66W is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.1
May 29 09:24:32 nmbd[362]: [2014/05/29 09:24:32, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(309)
May 29 09:24:32 nmbd[362]: process_local_master_announce: Server KITTY-PC at IP 192.168.1.162 is announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP and we think we are master. Forcing election.
May 29 09:24:32 nmbd[362]: [2014/05/29 09:24:32, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success(149)
May 29 09:24:32 nmbd[362]: Samba name server RT-N66W has stopped being a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.1

The only way to resolve this currently is to disconnect the PCs & reconnect & and/or to reboot the router.

Do I need to reinstall firmware? roll back to an earlier stable version?
 
Master browser functionality has nothing to do with Internet access. Your router simply lost an election to a PC, which isn't abnormal.
 

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