said by gigaenvy :

This sounds extreme and excessive.

said by Bourbon :

Tipstir, can you explain exactly what this does? How is it different from resetting the router to factory defaults (or something similar)? Also, what do you think would be the number of different firmware flashes to require the need for this method?

Thanks.

said by tipstir :

Actually you should all put the wireless router, cable modem, switches, wireless access points, print servers on timers to shutdown at night where your sleeping. This way it can cool off thus save energy too. My cable modem works very hard I also reset that one flush out the NVRAM once every 6 months. After that it performs faster.

I control everything with one power surge strip, I should put everything on a timer. Flush out all the switches too. Say like 4am to 9am (5 hrs) shutdown..........

said by aaronwt :

I have ten DLINk Gigabit switches, a Dlink access point, a couple of Dlink Bridges, a DGL4500, and the Actiontec router. they are never turned off. All my electronics are on a UPS. All of the network equipment is covered for 15 to 20 hours during a power outage. I never turn them off and never reboot unless necessary like during a firmware upgrade or to get a new IP address. Otherwise I have no other reason to reboot.
I would never turn that equipment off, since I have around 50 devices on my network and there is always a device that needs internet access at any given moment, especially my alarm system.