@Tony thanks for the response and explanation. i do find it very "mysterious" that the issue started after i switched to a different cable modem in order to support higher speeds. also, i'm not sure...

Router: Archer C1200 (Ver. 3) Firmware: 3.0.4 Build 20180122 rel.42880 (at time of problem) decided to drop cable and switch to streaming tv. old cable modem was max 30Mb/sec. (old download speed was...

@KRoover are you using a VPN? i've noticed i can not get to 192.168.0.1 if i am using my VPN.

i'm in the process of setting up a new router (C1200) on a spare computer which does not have internet access. for the time being i've set up the time manually but each day when i go back into the...