How often do you need to power cycle (restart, unplug-replug) the router to troubleshoot connectivity issues?
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Only after a storm or other power outage. Otherwise it is a very sturdy dependable signal. I have multiple routers and and wifi signals with little or no leakage, for me these have been great. Highly recommend. I will note that the initial configuration was only accomplished with the help of buffalo customer service.
386514
I consider Buffalo with DD-wrt loaded to be one of the most solid routers around in this price range. I have a few customers that have had it online without power cycle for nearly a year.
386515
I have had issues with my internet supplier but never with my Buffalo. I have to reconfigure once because of a problem my internet supplier had with their modem. But Buffalo works great.
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i have used linksys at my house and my mothers and mother-in-laws for years with no major issues. if we dont use the connection for a few weeks we need to power cycle the modem and router to get things going but that is all.
2144125
My router had a lot of issues when we connected more than 2 or 3 devices to the network. I would recommend not buying this router and choosing another one.
1052594
You're lucky you can unplug/replug and get it to work every time. Plenty of times it simply disconnects me altogether and I have to restart my computer, several times per day.
73744
I have not needed to do a reboot for any issue since I got it, and I'm a moderately heavy data user. Last reboot was over 6 months ago, due to a Cable Modem replacement.
197443
Hmmm, Only suggestion I can make is to unplug the power to it and plug it in again, sometimes it needs to be restarted.
712813
Occasionally that happens to me it's a connectivity issue just turn it on than off
128593
It doesn't happen often, but when it does, I unplug the unit and re-sync with my wifi and that seems to do the trick.
1622156
I had a linksys for 3 year without any problems...I changed recently to a Belkin double band, thinking it was going to be better for the gaming and multiples computers and all i got is connections troubles, it keep disconnecting two o tree times per week, solutions is restarting the router ...not good..I heard is happening every time ip changes...It's going back to Costco.
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@ John S.: Try turning off router for one minute then turn back on. Sometimes this is a cure.
1662484
Don't use the reset button. That will reset all the router's settings to default. There is not power button. Disconnect the power and reconnect.
347563
Just started having this problem too, multiple times per day. Had internet tech come out - he said it's not the cable modem or internet connection, so it must be the router or the yellow cord that connects the router to the modem. He said the cord was wrong anyway - it was for a DSL, so he replaced it. Not sure if that will fix the problem though. I'd hate to have to buy a new router.
772141
Yea mine worked the first night but has failed to work since. My old Cisco router worked great with it, never had to reset it.
84925
ALL the time. Especially problematic with iPhones. No firmware updates made a dent in the problem. Look elsewhere for a quality modem. This one needs turned off and back on about once a week.
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Ours has been in daily use for well over a year and we have had only a few connectivity issues. About the same as any of our other laptops, tablets, etc., and restart (at worst) always resolves the connection. For us, it is almost never actually turned off. I'm not a super tech-y person, but based on experience with other computers and devices over the years, I think they should be shut down occasionally to "reset". Maybe if we did turn it off regularly we wouldn't have had any issues...?
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Sometimes I need to reboot from the modem and reset the router, turn off and on the computer at the same time in order for the wireless oriented signal to match.
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Yes , as of matter of fact I have my router on a digital timer so it resets it's self in the middle of the night , as you know sometimes a router needs to be reset at times , but with the timer it does it ever night for me , I have it so it kills the power to the router for one minute and I have never had a problem with the thermostat rejoining the network