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    Midknyte, thanks for that link. My ISP speed plan is 100 Mbps. I changed the location of my vpn to UK and ran a speed test twice. First test gave me 76 Mbps and second test gave me 94 Mbps and with vpn turned off it gave me 100.9 Mbps. I was surprised that I received those kind of speeds when my location was changed to UK.

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    Midknyte, I haven't had any issues with my connection and still am using my old router. Thanks again for the help.

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    Glad to hear it. Let's hope it stays that way.

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    Hope everyone is safe and doing well. A few months ago, I got rid of my cable and am not solely streaming all my tv viewing. I loose connection several times a day. I have to unplug power cord on router and plug it back in and connection comes back. Is this normal? I know my model router I had for numerous years. Would a better router correct this issue?

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    A router should not be losing its Internet connection that frequently. The first thing I usually do is make sure that it is on a UPS, in case power glitches are causing issues. This can be a problem even if you do not notice your lights flickering. If that does not fix the issue, then it is likely a router issue.

    Links for the Asus RT-N56U:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetwork..._me_to_reboot/

    https://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt...nection.13834/

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    A router should not be losing its Internet connection that frequently. The first thing I usually do is make sure that it is on a UPS, in case power glitches are causing issues. This can be a problem even if you do not notice your lights flickering. If that does not fix the issue, then it is likely a router issue.

    Links for the Asus RT-N56U:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetwork..._me_to_reboot/

    https://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt...nection.13834/

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    Hi, jdc2000. My modem and router are on a UPS. The firmware of my Asus RT-N56U router is 3.0.0.4.380_7378-g7a25649. Should I be using a different firmware? If so, which one?

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    When did you flash the firmware? If it wasn't recently, then that's probably not the issue. You could try going one version back from your current version and see how it goes.

    The Asus RT-N56U is a pretty old N router now, so it might just need to be replaced. Depending on your budget, I would at least look at an 802.11AC router. If you have a big house, you might consider a mesh router setup. 802.11AX (Wifi6) routers are still pricey, and you'd need new hardware to fully take advantage of it.

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    Hi, Midknyte. Hope you have been doing fine. I never flashed my firmware before. I will try to go back on firmware version and see if that helps at all. Is this the firmware (version 3.0.0.4.380.4180) I would need to download? If this doesn't help, I will look for a new router.

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    From the first link I posted:

    The latest firmware 3.0.0.4.380.7266 was the root of the issue. I have rolled back to 3.0.0.4.380.3831 and everything is working as expected.

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    JDC2000, I am not using that version (3.0.0.4.380.7266). I am using 3.0.0.4.380_7378-g7a25649. I don't see either of those versions from linke below. Can you only revert back to just the previously version? If so, then I can only revert back to version (3.0.0.4.380.4180) from the link below?

    https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/R...HelpDesk_BIOS/

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    You could try the 380.4180 version to see what happens. It looks like the links for the others are no longer available. There are also other options as detailed in the second link I posted, in case this does not work.

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    It looks like you are using the newest firmware. You should be able to flash any of the firmwares, but I generally go back one step at a time.

    I don't see a xxx.380.3831 firmware either. xxx.380.4180 seems to be the second newest.

    If that doesn't help, what is your budget for a new router?

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    I downloaded xxxx.380.4180 version. Do I just upload the trx file in my router settings?

    Midknyte, which model version were you considering?

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