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Very mysterious behavior by wifi Router, please comment
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Posted on 06/02/2025 4:49:50 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes

I have been using this TP-Link router for 9 years. In the beginning years, it ran without any problems or freezes. Last 6 months, it froze once every day like clockwork. Every morning I had to reboot by unplugging and plugging power. Usually it only froze once every day. On rare occasions it froze twice in a day but that was rare. I was getting ready to buy a new one thinking it is just getting old..

But.... Strangely, during last two weeks it has not frozen or crashed even once! Nothing has changed. Same PC's and phones and security cameras in place for ever. Every morning I check if wi-fi is on, and to my surprise it is running. I am totally confused. I am guessing something changed by Xfinity.


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KEYWORDS: router; tech; tplink; vanity; wifi; wifirouter
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1 posted on 06/02/2025 4:49:50 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes
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To: Bobbyvotes

I have changed nothing in any Settings for last several weeks.


2 posted on 06/02/2025 4:51:24 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Do you have the latest firmware for your router?


3 posted on 06/02/2025 4:52:29 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

The malware has been successfully installed and there is no further need for rebooting. 🤔


4 posted on 06/02/2025 4:53:49 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Get rid of TP-Link. It’s Chinese trash, and who knows what they embedded in it.


5 posted on 06/02/2025 4:54:00 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: Bobbyvotes

That ain’t nothin’ every time I make a few posts on this website my Win 10 laptop seizes up. Hard reboot. I am serious.


6 posted on 06/02/2025 4:54:21 PM PDT by kawhill ("If you ain't got nowheres to run from, you must not have no place to run to." Cormac McCarthy)
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To: ConservativeMind

That I do not know. I will investigate how to do that.


7 posted on 06/02/2025 4:56:42 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

If you live in a condo or busy neighborhood, there could be someone tapping into your bandwidth. Consider changing your router password. Also, I name my router “backup dialer modem” so that it might be ignored by the neighborhood or drive by hacker. 🤪


8 posted on 06/02/2025 4:57:41 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: ShadowAce

Netgear Orbi has been a solid piece of gear for me. Other than checking the status of the firmware, never have to touch it.

I’ve never liked TP Link.


9 posted on 06/02/2025 4:58:42 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

A guy near me named his FBI Unmarked Car


10 posted on 06/02/2025 4:59:05 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Bobbyvotes
Very mysterious behavior by wifi Router, please comment

The only comment is, I prefer comedies myself.

11 posted on 06/02/2025 5:02:00 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: kawhill

Me thinks get rid of malware.


12 posted on 06/02/2025 5:02:10 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: ShadowAce

TP-Link has caused no security problems. No hacking at all.


13 posted on 06/02/2025 5:03:12 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

If it is running, it is running for a reason only known to it and the manufacture.

It would not surprise me if China was using unused computer time from their products as a collaborative super computer.


14 posted on 06/02/2025 5:06:32 PM PDT by Jonty30 (I have invented a pen that can write underwater. And other words. )
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

I did check into that issue few months ago, I can see you is logged on to my router with the http://192.168.1.1/ link. I changed passwords just to make sure. But the freezing behavior continued for 6 months. Now it has suddenly stopped. I did switch XFINITY internet plan in May. I signed up for a cheaper plan with one year contract. That could be the reason!


15 posted on 06/02/2025 5:07:27 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Jonty30

Haha my PC is an old Dell tower I bought used. Probably 10 years old, hardly a super-computer.


16 posted on 06/02/2025 5:09:02 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Fledermaus

I like ā€œChild Porn Task Forceā€. Nobody gonna try to access that.


17 posted on 06/02/2025 5:09:28 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just dawned on me, I switched to a cheaper internet promotion plan last month, and no more router freezing!


18 posted on 06/02/2025 5:10:49 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Only thing that scares me now is my age number. I am older than Biden, but in very good health!)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Unfortunately, routers don’t have an infinite life. (I can’t tell you how many I’ve replaced.)

It sounds like you may be ok for now. For proactive maintenance, you might start looking for a replacement.


19 posted on 06/02/2025 5:12:04 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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Replace it with NETGEAR55-5G - best going.


20 posted on 06/02/2025 5:12:45 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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