ER605 issues and firmware are embarassing
The ER605 continues to drop my WAN connection at least once a week. I see so many threads here and on reddit about WAN connection dropping and unreliability in general of both WAN and DHCP functions with this product. My previous 30$ DLink wifi N router was able to keep 2-3 months of 24x7 WAN uptime without any issue.
It's really embarrassing that I (and countless others) have invested more money and time into a prosumer/business hardware solution that isn't even as reliable or stable as super cheap commodity router hardware/firmware. Friends and family are starting to wonder why we have so many "internet outages" here at home and that maybe my setup should be "simpler" and "more professional".
I have 4 wifi EAPs and was considering adding an Omada switch and controller in the future, but my faith in TP Link's software/firmware stability is almost gone. The next router firmware revision better be rock solid or this router is out and I am done buying any TP Link products or hardware outside of the EAP line.
Here's my latest experience today:
WAN dropped at 3AM, fixed it with disconnect/connect in WAN menu
WAN dropped at 6AM, tried disconnect/connect in WAN menu and that failed. Fixed by rebooting router.
WAN dropped at 11AM, tried disconnect/connect and got into DHCP renewal infinite loop below. Fixed by rebooting router.