I wanted to report back since I started rebooting my router 2 or 3 times a week - I haven’t had any more glitches. The router settings I made in this post DVR "Refreshing guide data" stuck in "Initializing" for days fixed the guide data issue and most likely helped with keeping things in general running smooth. I also like to keep my firmware up to date on my router and I’m thankful for having Asuswrt-Merlin who takes the time to do that. If you are having issues- make sure you have a quality router that has the ability/settings for proper configuration. I really like the Asus TM-AC1900 because you can buy it really inexpensive (used for $20 to $40) and then flash it to a RT-AC68U. This gives you the ability to use the Asuswrt-Merlin firmware. Whatever router you get- just make sure it’s something that is updated frequently especially with a custom firmware. To give you an idea of how many things are changed on a constant basis - look at this changelog https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog-382 If your router doesn’t have constant changes like this to keep up with the times- consider getting a different one.
