I don’t know if this is the right place for it, but for the longest time, for all time, my routers have always stopped working once a fortnight or once a month, the isp modem has internet fine, the router is showing it has internet but on the end device it says no internet
It’s only once I restart the router that we get internet again
I don’t have this problem if I just connect my pc directly to the isp modem without a router
My current router ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 will just like clockwork, once every 10, 20 or 30 days, just stop having internet, until it’s restarted
I’ve tried restarting it everyday when I get home from work as I thought maybe the cache was getting full or something but this didn’t fix it, it will still just randomly happen
This router cost a pretty penny a few years back, I don’t care how much I have to pay for a router, I just want to plug it in and it never have this issue, are there any?
Thanks in advance for any help <3
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I have a Linksys WRT3200ACM that runs DD-WRT. I don’t have issues. If I have an internet outage I can be virtually certain that it’s on my ISP’s side, as my cable modem is reliable, too.
Basically anything that allows you to install a custom ROM should be fine. Then it’s just a matter of finding a ROM you like.
If you shy away from installing a custom ROM I can’t make a recommendation. Linksys’ stock firmware is trash. No port-forwarding or really any of the features you’d expect from a 300CAD router. I ran it for less than a week.Linksys’ stock firmware is trash. No port-forwarding or really any of the features you’d expect from a 300CAD router.
Maybe you didn’t look hard enough. I have a WRT1200AC, and under Security -> Apps and Gaming is Single Port Forwarding, Port Range Forwarding, and Port Range Triggering.
Absolutely possible. But you’ll excuse me for not flashing the stock firmware just to verify that.
Someone could probably just download the instructions. Would be much easier. Point was that every Linksys I have ever owned has had port forwarding. Not defending them, just saying.
Add an Ethernet switch and connect the PC and 2nd router (set to access point mode) to the switch. Then the pc shouldn’t lose connection because it is connected back to the main router and not the 2nd router.
One of my ASUS routers is under spec’d for RAM, and I had it set to automatically reboot every Sunday morning at 2 am. Trouble is, it simply wasn’t designed to have so many devices connected to it. Otherwise it is a good device.
Firewalla router
My Ubiquiti Edgerouter has never gone down in the 6 or 7 years i’ve had it. It’s wired only so you would have to buy a separate wireless AP for wifi.
But that’s one advantage of separating your router, switch, and wifi devices, usually each dedicated device does it’s dedicated job much better than an all-in-one device.
The edgerouter-x is also like 50 bucks on amazon, leaving plenty of budget for a WAP.
Here’s an interesting experience - I bought a 10-year-old ISP-provided router 2.5 years ago from a friend, disabled it’s wireless signals, plugged it into my ONT and plugged everything else on it (including my access points) and it has never failed me. The only times it restarted was when I lost power; other than that, it’s running without any problems. I don’t know for how long though cause it’s old LOL! What’s good though is if my router does fail, all I have to do is replace it with a new one, and keep everything else intact (i.e., switches and access points) because it is decoupled.
Is it possible that your house’s electrical system is not stable, causing surges that impacts your router’s performance? Maybe try plugging your router to a UPS or a surge protector?
Fritzbox is great if you just need basic settings. Otherwise: used enterprise x86 firewall like sophos sg running opnsense/vyos/pfsense.
Eero.
Maybe to break the cycle update the firmware to Asuswrt-Merlin looks like the 5300 is supported.
Unfortunately this is typical for consumer router/wifi access point combos. They need to be restarted regularly. Mostly because they are underpowered for what they are supposed to do. If you want to get around that you need slightly more beefy hardware like a firewalla gold (highly recommended if you don’t want to tinker too much), a pfsense firewall device, ubiquiti edgerouter, TP-Link ER605, and many others. These do NOT integrate a wifi access point which in fact is the sign of a good router but you will need separate access points because of it. In many cases if you use one of these as a router, you can just switch your old router to access point mode and it will operate very stably suddenly.
I use a firewalla gold at home and it is rock solid. I use this instead of one of the others I mentioned because my spouse can control essential functions (shutting off internet for the kids when needed for example) from her phone which is not trivial on any of the other solutions and she doesn’t complain it is too hard to use. It has uptime measured in years instead of weeks.
