Kudos to you. :D

Looks like quite complicated. Thank you for shaing it. :)

Hi Richard, when connection drops, can you ping goolge.com or ping 8.8.8.8? Any WAN IP address still obtained on its web interface? The best way to figure out the issue is to test by another modem.

First, as long as the hardware version is V1, then you have to choose firmwares for V1. Second, there are different firmwares for V1. Check it here. Read Modifications and Bug Fixes to know "new...

Are you connecting to the router by wire or wirelessly? Except web browerers, have you tried different PCs? Try to Upgrade the latest firmware, restore it to facotry defaults and reconfigure it....

How about puting in http? Can you access all websites? I am using another model and I can put in . there, so maybe different models have different designs...