My router is not supported by DD-WRT. Netgear AX5200 or RAX48 depending on which name they go by.
Paul On Sat, Jan 22, 2022 at 9:33 AM Gibson Prichard <gib...@prichard.tv> wrote: > Have you considered replacing the Netgear firmware with DD-WRT? Check > https://www.myopenrouter.com/download/ for you model or > https://dd-wrt.com/ for a build that will work on your model. You would > likely get more logging with an open-source kernel and GUI. > > Gibson Prichard > Nashville, TN > gib...@prichard.tv > > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:50 AM Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I mistyped, 4 lan ports. I should have thought about looking at the log, >> seemed such a hardware failure I didn't think, but a good idea if it occurs >> again. It is a stock Netgear Nighthawk gaming router so there isn't a lot >> of poking under the hood. >> >> Paul >> >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 3:10 AM Csaba Toth <csaba.toth...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I thought wifi routers have only one wan (upstream) port. Can you peek >>> into the kernel or sys log of the router to spot error messages when this >>> occur? >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 00:43 Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It happened again, and it was more persistent tonight. From what I can >>>> deduce, it appears the WAN ports (all four) on the wifi router periodically >>>> fail. >>>> >>>> It isn't consistent, This time it magically started working as expected >>>> after about 8 hours (with multiple reboots, plugging devices directly into >>>> the router, different switch configurations, different patch cables, etc.). >>>> Oddly, it seemed to pick one (1) network device to work at reboot (normally >>>> the Roku...), though disconnecting and reconnecting it failed. Also failed >>>> to respond with a laptop, when it was the only device connected directly to >>>> the router, port light on the router lit, after a reboot. >>>> >>>> There are no wifi problems at all, multiple devices, appearing to work >>>> at normal speed. I only got the wifi router in October 2020, but that is >>>> well past the 1 year warranty, and of course I didn't get an extended >>>> warranty because I have never had a problem with a router malfunctioning >>>> until several years after I bought it >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 11:26 AM Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good suggestion. I've got a 20 year old who isn't overly computer >>>>> savvy (despite my best efforts, he isn't interested in learning >>>>> about anything under the hood), so goodness only knows... Of course it >>>>> isn't entirely impossible other internet connected devices could have >>>>> somehow become infected, though that's less probable. >>>>> >>>>> No problem this morning, but if it learns when traffic is more likely, >>>>> it could have switched off before I got up. >>>>> >>>>> I'll see about monitoring overnight and see what happens. >>>>> >>>>> Paul. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 7:22 AM Tilghman Lesher <tilgh...@meg.abyt.es> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Any possibility that malware is on a system and is using your >>>>>> connection? As soon as you start trying to use the network, it shuts >>>>>> down (ostensibly to avoid being detected). Then, when the network is >>>>>> idle again, it starts back up and begins consuming bandwidth. It >>>>>> could explain the slow connection. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd suggest a network monitor port and watch the network traffic >>>>>> overnight and see if anything shows up. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 5:50 PM Paul Boniol <paul.bon...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Both Sunday morning and this morning, I had home internet issues. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Yesterday, wireless was very slow, wired was not functioning. I >>>>>> rebooted everything. Wireless was still a bit slow at first, but >>>>>> functional. The wired network was still not working. I saw there was a >>>>>> wifi >>>>>> router update so I applied that. Still no joy on the wired network. >>>>>> Things >>>>>> were busy, so when I got back to it about 2 hours later, the wired >>>>>> network >>>>>> had magically started working again. The network worked fine the rest of >>>>>> the day. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > This morning when I woke up, wireless was working fine. Wired was >>>>>> again not functioning, but magically started within about 10 minutes, so >>>>>> I >>>>>> didn't have time to diagnose the problem. (With it working, I have moved >>>>>> the wires in the closet all around with no ill effect.) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > My first inclination is that the unmanaged switch is starting to >>>>>> fail.? Probably slim chance, maybe there's some misbehaving device? >>>>>> (There >>>>>> are no new devices within the last few weeks, but I can't rule out some >>>>>> bad >>>>>> software update to some device.) >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Any thoughts? If it wasn't intermittent, it would be a lot easier >>>>>> to diagnose. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Paul >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>>> > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>>>>> > >>>>>> > --- >>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAL9PgS0cZ%3DFP9a%3DveOnMa%3DNHOAvMp74x72ePMSNKLHPs82-65w%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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