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    Asus RT-N56U router

    I have the Asus RT-N56U wireless router. I have been loosing internet connection the past few days. I have been using this one for a few years. I thought it was in need of being replaced. I replaced it with the same model that I had purchased at a good price a few years ago. I replaced it with the new router a few days ago and it was working fine. Now, the new one just began loosing connection. I pushed the reset button for 5 seconds on the back of it. Now I tried going to the login page (192.168.1.1 or router.asus.com). I can't access either of those websites. I must be doing something wrong. What steps should I take to configure my wireless router again?

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    I tried accessing the Asus login page again and now it worked. My router is connected. I will post back if I loose connection again or have an issue again. Thanks!

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    Are you losing network connection or internet connection? If you still have WiFi but no internet, then it's more likely a modem or ISP issue.

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    Midknyte, I seem to be loosing network connection. Whenever I couldn't connect, I connected a direct line from modem to my laptop and I always had internet connection. It seems to be something with my network, but not sure what it could be.

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    Are you using 2.4 or 5GHz?

    Did you check if there are other networks using the same channels?
    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html

    Do you have your router on a UPS?

    You could also try updating your WiFi card drivers.

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    Oh, and speaking of that tangent. At the time when I ordered the CyberPower UPS from Amazon, I saw that Best Buy online had it about $1-$2 cheaper than Amazon. See my point? But, the only reason I decided to purchase it from Amazon is because I have $200 in Amazon gift cards that I received as gifts over the holiday.

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    Midknyte, I use the 5GHz setting. I just received the CyberPower UPS yesterday. I have it charging right now. I was waiting until I had some other items to order, so I could get free shipping. I an not one of these fools that buy into that Amazon prime crap. lol I order a lot of stuff online and rarely purchase from Amazon. I always find what I am seeking a bit less in price than Amazon or equal and I usually purchase from another merchant. I am not one of these peeps who only think Amazon is the only place in town from which to purchase. lol Sorry that I went off on that tangent a bit.

    I just went into device manager/network adapters/killer wireless-n/a/ac 1535 wireless network adapter and updated it through windows. (I believe I did it correctly). It said windows has successfully updated your drivers.

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    Like I stated earlier, I let windows pick the network driver when I updated it. Should I have gone through the link below when I updated it (if I choose the correct network driver associated with my Wifi card drivers on my laptop)?

    https://support.killernetworking.com...ndows-10-1803/

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    I would use the drivers from the manufacturer instead of through Windows Update.

    You might as well wait and see if the problem is fixed first.

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    Update: I just lost connection again for the first time, since I last posted (05/24/20). It came back right after I unplugged the power cord on the router for 10 seconds and plugged it back in. Should I update my network drivers from the manufacturer's website? I have killer wireless-n/a/ac 1535 wireless network adapter and windows 10 pro ver 1909. Is it the correct drivers in link below?

    https://support.killernetworking.com...ndows-10-1803/

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    Ya that looks like the right link. They just updated the drivers recently too.

    Release Date May 18, 2020

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    I opened device manager and right-click on the network adapter and choose update and selected the folder that I downloaded them and tried to update them. It said that the best driver is already installed.
    That can't be correct because the date of the driver that I have installed is April 2019. After downloading them, do I just click on the *.exe file and let them install the drivers to the folder where it selects?

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    I'm not familiar with how Killer does their drivers, but if it's an .exe, you need to run that first.

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    Midknyte, update on my router. Like I said previously, I had connected a new Asus router of the same model that I had lying around and I had windows update the network card drivers that was dated April 2019. It only disconnected once since 05/24/20. This past Saturday I reconnected my old Asus router of same model and I haven't lost connetion at all and is running smoothly. It looks like there wasn't anything wrong with my old router. My network card driver just needed to be updated.

    Like I stated before, I have just started using a VPN. My router is upstairs. I have a fire stick on a tv downstairs with VPN installed on it. I wanted to test my internet speed wit my VPN turned on and with it turned off. I first ran those 2 tests on my laptop upstairs not far from the location of my router (without VPN was approx. 93 Mbps; download with VPN was approx. 83 Mbps). I ran a speed test on my fire tv stick installled on tv located downstairs (without was approx. 83 Mbps; download with was approx. 33 Mbps). I don't notice any lag at all when using my fire tv stick, but is 50 Mbps difference with/without VPN turned on/off normal just because it is located one floor down?

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    It's really hard to say with VPNs because the packets are encrypted and routed different from a standard connection. If you're not having issues, then I wouldn't worry about it too much. I don't think it's the fact that the fire stick is on a different floor.

    https://help.speedtest.net/hc/en-us/...ernet-testing-

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