Hi again.
I gave it a full day of testing with the anti-buffer bloat disabled and still dropping connection regularly. This firmware update is causing me issues I think. I see other posts reporting similar things, having to restart there router to restore service, frequent disconnects etc. I stream online video all day every day I work offering support for content creators. I think I am going to unplug the router and just use my modem until there's a new firmware. FeelsBadman.