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In April 2026 the FBI took over thousands of hijacked home routers and the NSA told everyone to reboot theirs weekly. Here is what was going on, why a reboot helps, what it cannot fix, and the four checks that decide whether...
Troubleshooting
Restarting your router fixes most slowdowns and dropped connections in about three minutes, and it keeps every setting intact. Here is the right order for a modem and router, how long to wait, and how to reboot from your ISP's app.
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