I’m a firm believer in our colonial brethren’s expression, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But sometimes the router needs a clear-out and refresh, then a quick 30 second interrupt can help.
However, depending on the service you get, FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet) or FTTP (Fibre To The Premises) the comms session between your router and your DSLAM can become degraded due to error build up and other factors ultimately resulting in reduced performance, the former being more susceptible than the latter. Switching the router off for 30 seconds is useful for clearing the crud from your router but will not help a squirrelly comms session between you and the DSLAM; the router will simply reconnect to the old session. The session need’s time to ‘decay’ which takes 20 to 30 minutes. I have a timer set on the power feed to the router’s AC Adapter that shuts it off for an hour once a month between 3 and 4 in the morning. That way everything’s clean and shiny! At least, that’s what I believe. Chris • MacService Group • Antibes On Thursday, 13 March 2025 at 08:35:08 UTC+1 Derek Cross wrote: > Good morning Smuggers > > What do people think of this article – should we reboot regularly? > > > https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/how-often-should-you-reboot-your-router/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=67cf8b2b1eccc70001ad865e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_source=facebook > > Derek > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/d09cd9a2-df56-4136-964f-9e9cdca2415cn%40googlegroups.com.
