Trying to replace an apple router with a newer one for several reasons, but nothing related to total control.

First replacement was a netgear, it was returned for unrelated issues, but say no problems downloading to mrx-10 and trc-1280.

Replaced with asus router that I really like. However, the 1 thing I noticed not working with accelerator not being able to download to mrx-10 or trc-1280.
Everything else appears to work and test total control setup appears to work. I just can't update. Note, trc-1280 and mrx-10 are both discovered by accelerator. I think 'testing' work, but need to double check.


Thoughts. I disabled firewall on router and didn't help.
I plug apple router and can update once again.

Hmm.
Doug

are you updating over wifi or wired?  i've had issues trying to update over wifi at times.

No, wired.

Well, it has been a good week. I figured out the router issue as well.
First, Microsoft has a Network Monitor tool and it is pretty cool. Works fine with Windows 8. You can sniff/monitor network traffic/conversations of individual programs/processes, .etc...

In my case, it didn't care help, but I did see where timeouts occurs, which seemed to be right after a ftp command to LIST / to the MRX-10.
In old router case, the mrx--10 comes back right away: "Directory List" then an OK.

In new router, case, after the ftp LIST /, the mrx-10 responds with some tcp packet and then the following flow 4 times:
a ftp mkd command from server , a tcp packet back from mrx-10
and then a timeout.

I happen to go into network connections on server/windows-8 system and enabled 'sharing' for the connection.
Now downloads work.

It was not clear from network packets, but it worked.
I am guessing the new router (even thru dhcp settings, address ranges, ...) are same as old. Windows treated it as new network. In my case, Network 8, sharing setting was different than old and broke accelerator.

Perhaps this will help others down the road