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My TL-WR841HP router has stopped updating NoIP which I assume that by upgrading its firmware the case can be solved. However, I found a different solution to updating my NOIP account and this means by rebooting my Router serveral times during the day, hence powering it on/off. I am aware that this method can cause harm to the lifespan of the router itself because if I want it to update my account 6 times daily, this eventually means powering on/off my router 6 times daily and hence 2,190 times in a year. This is not cumbersome for myself because all I needed to do is to connect the router to a timer. However I am aware that it is may be in some way cumbersome to the router itself that imposes a certain level of stress on its capacitors and motherboard in general.

Does this actually harm the router to the extent that it can decrease its lifespan by a number of years? Say for example the normal lifespan of a router averages between 3 to 5 years however by using the methodology explained above, for the sake of only updating my NOIP account, it can decrease by a third or more.

Is anybody using the same methodology I am using for merely updating his dyndns account?

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