Got a new router. Frustrated. I hate networking shit.
I live in a shitty part of the world where it’s not uncommon for power to go out, so I have a backup UPS/power bank for my current router.
When new one is plugged into power bank, it powers on fine, but for some reason won’t register the WAN cable as connected. Plugged directly into socket? Suddenly the cable is connected.
I legitimately don’t fucking understand this. Even tried another power bank with more juice, and same result.
It’s very annoying. I’ve needed a new router for years because the one I’ve been using is like a decade old, has zero firmware updates, and feels insecure all round. It’s also really low on features and I can’t even change the fucking username for logging into the device.
So this has been a fun two days of troubleshooting.
Sometimes I hate technology, if I’m being honest.
Edit: Lol, fuck all that shit. Turns out it had trouble keeping a stable connection with the cable regardless of power source, so seems I was just “lucky” the first time I switched them.
Weird that the cable works fine and is locked in on my other router, though. Finicky on this one. Return it, I shall. Still, technology has been having a lot of fun fucking with me over the last two years. At this point I’m afraid to buy any new tech.