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Firmware "upgrade"
My model is actually a R6900 but that doesn't show up in the selection to make this post. I made the mistake of "Upgrading" the firmware to V1.0.1.34 yesterday. I should have left it at the old version the router came with originally. Now the router constantly looses internet connection. To get it back I have to power cycle the router, wait a couple minutes to finish booting, then run NETGEAR Genie to fix the network. That will last maybe an hour or two and I have to do that all over again. Very frustrating.
How can I downgrade the firmware to a version that works????
> How can I downgrade the firmware to a version that works????
Leaving aside the question of whether any version actually "works",
visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Downloads. Under Firmware and Software Downloads, look for View
Previous Versions. Download the kit you want. Read the "Release Notes"
file for instructions.
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> How can I downgrade the firmware to a version that works????
Leaving aside the question of whether any version actually "works",
visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Downloads. Under Firmware and Software Downloads, look for View
Previous Versions. Download the kit you want. Read the "Release Notes"
file for instructions.Yes, in the meantime I figured out how to get the original firmware that shipped with the product and loaded it onto the router. I won't make the mistake of upgrading it again. The forum is full of people with other models of routers who upgrade only to experience the same problem of constant loss of internet connectivity.
I spoke too soon. Now I have a brick. I can't connect to it at routerlogin.net and I can't connect to it with NETGEAR Genie. My machine connected to it no longer gets the familiar 192.168.1.x ip address. I am right now on a computer connected to a different router. Looks like a trip to Best Buy for a new router... not one made by Netgear