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- | However, sometimes on the first boot after flashing, the hardware may seem buggy or unexpected things may happen. If this happens, reboot the hardware once or twice more, and clear your browser cache before | + | However, sometimes on the first boot after flashing, the hardware may seem buggy or unexpected things may happen. If this happens, reboot the hardware once or twice more, and clear your browser cache before |
If problems continue, try the following steps, in order: | If problems continue, try the following steps, in order: | ||
- | - Cleared | + | - Clear your web browser cache again |
- | - Erased | + | - Erase NVRAM at least twice, and; |
- | - Rebooted | + | - Reboot |
- | If the router is still acting buggy or incorrectly at that point, we recommend | + | If the router is still acting buggy or incorrectly at that point, we recommend you request help on the Tomato forum. |
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- | === FCC Regulation Change Affecting Wireless Routers === | + | ===== FCC Regulation Change Affecting Wireless Routers |
Starting in 2015, The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) passed legislation designed to block people from changing certain Wi-Fi settings, to avoid creating radio interference with other devices. Wi-Fi radio power had to be implemented in hardware so end users could not modify it. For example, the FCC wanted to make sure end users didn't override country settings or power limits. | Starting in 2015, The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) passed legislation designed to block people from changing certain Wi-Fi settings, to avoid creating radio interference with other devices. Wi-Fi radio power had to be implemented in hardware so end users could not modify it. For example, the FCC wanted to make sure end users didn't override country settings or power limits. |