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Why does this packet loss happen, and why does restarting the router fix it?

• dilyevsky 6y ago
  Because isp modems are almost universally garbage. I just shutdown -r mine at 4am using cronjob+ssh
  • sq_ 6y ago
    Even more annoyingly, if you get fed up with their crappy hardware and get your own, any and all future flakiness will be attributed by ISP support to using nonstandard hardware.
    • dilyevsky 6y ago
      A lot of us isps straight up won’t allow byo routers so that they can collect $10/mo “equipment fee”. Looking at you att
    • Nextgrid 6y ago
      Except his ISP is explicitly not like that and allows people to use whatever equipment they want.
• robotmay 6y ago
  A&A actually have a nice explanation on their wiki: https://support.aa.net.uk/Packet_Loss https://support.aa.net.uk/Packet_Loss