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Nighthawk AC1900, Model R7000 DHCP server is faulty. Problems with Windows 10 & non-PC devices
Here is a list of issues I have expereienced with the R7000. Netgear refuses to give me a refund, and their online tech support folks just keep suggesting changes in the firmware, first to regress to...
Weird.....I am running 1.0.4.30 and am having zero issues. Typing this 40' away and just did a speed test and matching my wan speed. I have TV's, 2 PC's, laptops, 2 Rokus, NAS, phones and iPads. Only issue I have is with vid files and encoding working well with DLNA.
Since this latest episode occurred, I am now unable to connect to the router from any of my Wi-Fi connections. I have seen this before, but over time, after connecting a PC over Ethernet, it went away.
This time it is not.
Why would the router block ALL Wi-Fi connections?
I verified that I am getting the full speed (~90Mbps) through the wired connection. It also persists in blocking access to my wired Denon AVR....and we've come full circle!
This all started on a WNDR3700, when I upgraded my PC to Windows 10. I discovered that turning off my PC allowed other devices to reconnect to my LAN. Now, when I reboot that same PC, the R7000 has the same problem. The router disconnects other devices on my network, and it will even block all Wi-Fi connections.
So.. I tried turning off my PC again.. and sure enough the router now connects to other devices. After I restored some of the other connections, turning my PC back on does not disturb those connections.
Why are these Netgear routers affected by what my PC is doing???
