Green lights, connecting wifi kills the router

Green lights, connecting wifi kills the router

Green lights, connecting wifi kills the router
Green lights, connecting wifi kills the router
2025-04-29 08:21:23 - last edited 2025-05-15 01:20:04
Model: Archer VX1800v  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 0.13.0 2.0.0 v6092.0 Build 240925 Rel.11089n

The hard-line connection to the internet is stable to my desktop computer.

 

If I turn on the wifi network the green lights persist (and the green wifi light comes on) but very shortly thereafter the internet drops if any wireless device connects.  The lights stay on, but even my desktop computer loses the internet connection.  I can restore the connection by resetting the router, but I've got to make sure nothing connects to the wifi unless I want a repeat drop.

 

Have tried a factory reset.  Have tried all the standard on/off tricks (unplug it all for 5m, factory reset, etc).  Pretty sure it's not my ISP because, as previously stated, the router works fine unless the wireless is turned on and something connects.

 

No VPN on the router, desktop, or anything connecting to it.  Windows 10 and Bitdefender, and I've tried turning the firewalls off but no dice.

 

When I first got the router a  few months ago it worked fine, but in the last couple of weeks I basically can't keep the wifi up.

 

Any ideas?

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2025-04-30 07:35:04 - last edited 2025-05-15 01:20:04

  @Roaka 

Hi, will the same issue repeat if the main WiFi keeps being disabled, but enabling the Guest Network?

 

 

  The lights stay on, but even my desktop computer loses its internet connection. I can restore the connection by resetting the router, but I've got to make sure nothing connects to the wifi unless I want a repeat drop.

-Will the desktop still receive the correct IP address from the router?

-"resetting" here, do you refer to a power reboot or a factory reset?

-By the way, when you mentioned "the lights stay on", are you saying both "DSL" and "internet" lights are green?

 

Thank you very much.

Best regards.

 

 

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2025-04-30 07:35:04 - last edited 2025-05-15 01:20:04

  @Roaka 

Hi, will the same issue repeat if the main WiFi keeps being disabled, but enabling the Guest Network?

 

 

  The lights stay on, but even my desktop computer loses its internet connection. I can restore the connection by resetting the router, but I've got to make sure nothing connects to the wifi unless I want a repeat drop.

-Will the desktop still receive the correct IP address from the router?

-"resetting" here, do you refer to a power reboot or a factory reset?

-By the way, when you mentioned "the lights stay on", are you saying both "DSL" and "internet" lights are green?

 

Thank you very much.

Best regards.

 

 

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