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on 16-12-2021 08:17 PM
Hi,
We've been having an issue with our router (the hardware version is FAST5364 3.00). Every 7-10 days (sometimes sooner) some devices will stop getting traffic from the router. They appear to still be connected via wifi, but if we disconnect them they are unable to connect again. Eventually all devices lose connection and we have to reboot the router.
We've contacted support, and they had us run a speed test, but it doesn't really tell us anything other than that the network is currently ok. The internet connection itself seems totally fine.
Would performing a factory reset fix the issue, or is there any update we need? This issue has been persistent for several months, and seems to be getting worse.
on 17-12-2021 09:09 AM
Hi
The Huawei Hub is on the way.
Thanks
Karl.
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on 17-12-2021 08:55 AM
Yes please. Thanks for all your help.
on 17-12-2021 07:30 AM
Hello,
I'm sorry to hear this. Would you like us to send Huawei Wifi Hub instead for testing purposes? We would also send a router returns bag so that one of the routers can be returned.
Thanks
on 16-12-2021 10:37 PM
Thank you, I really appreciate the help and knowledge. I thought about changing the DNS yesterday, but it was just a guess and I was concerned it'd cause other issues - we have quite a few phones and tablets and trouble-shooting them would be tricky.
I'll see what the staff suggest tomorrow, thanks so much.
16-12-2021 10:11 PM - edited 16-12-2021 10:12 PM
Ok, if the LED remains solid white when you have issues, and you lose internet access on both wired and wireless devices, then it is quite likely you are suffering from a known issue with firmware SG4K10002816t that can cause DNS resolution failures with the router, a reboot of the router will temporarily fix it, but the issue will then randomly come back again. A factory reset is unlikely to help.
There is a new version of firmware being rolled out that fixes this issue, but the rollout is happening quite slowly as some other issues are being investigated.
The staff here will be able to help when they pick this post up tomorrow, they may suggest that they send you a router of a different type (the Huawei hub).
Alternatively, if you are comfortable with logging into the router and changing a setting then you may well be able to stop the issue from happening, but it is only a good idea to try this if you have a fairly simple home setup (i.e. just devices that need to access the internet), if you have devices that need to talk to each other and rely on your router to provide local DNS for the devices to find each other, then trying this workaround is probably not appropriate, as it may stop those devices from being able to see each other.
If you did want to try changing settings on your router then let me know and I'll post the details, you can easily undo the change if necessary. But don't worry if you are not comfortable changing settings, the staff here may be able to offer a replacement Huawei hub if they think this is necessary.
on 16-12-2021 10:00 PM
Hi, thanks for responding!
Does the LED on the router remain solid white even when you are having these issues ?
I believe so. I've not noticed any blinking when I've gone to reset the router.
Do you have any devices connected to the router 'wired', if so do these devices also suffer from the same problem ?
We have two wired TalkTalk set-top boxes, one connected via ethernet over powerline. Unsure about the directly-connected box - the powerline one has has issues, I think it gets used more often.
If you browse to the router login screen (http://192.168.1.1/) then towards the bottom of the screen it will show you the firmware 'version', it will start with SG4K, what is the full version number that you see ?
SG4K10002816t
on 16-12-2021 09:15 PM
Hi @Jny5855,
Does the LED on the router remain solid white even when you are having these issues ?
Do you have any devices connected to the router 'wired', if so do these devices also suffer from the same problem ?
If you browse to the router login screen (http://192.168.1.1/) then towards the bottom of the screen it will show you the firmware 'version', it will start with SG4K, what is the full version number that you see ?
The TalkTalk staff on this community will be able to help, they will hopefully be able to respond to this post tomorrow