Why are we supposed to pull the electricity out of the router to reset rather than just flicking the electricity switch?

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I understand that there is a difference between sleep mode and actually cutting the electricity. However, most if not every router I’ve ever handled has had a physical electricity cut switch… or so I’m led to believe? Please bring me clarity!

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Many consumer routers don’t (or at least didn’t used to) have a power reset switch.  Disconnecting a cable would be the only power cycling mechanism that didn’t involve shutting off an entire breaker or power strip.

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