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Feedback for R7000 New firmware 1.0.9.18
Hi All,
Please post here for any update/issue related to the latest firmware 1.0.9.18.
You should review this and maybe revert back to this recommended version of FW:
Alfikwrote:I've looked here again after a while and I can't belive the problem is still not solved....
Since I've flashed Tomato a few weeks ago I've forgotten that I have a router- it's working perfectly getting dust because i do not touch it at all :-)...
Parental control works perfectly, 0 drops, strong signal - save your time and do a similar thing!
I am so disappointed with Netgear on this one.
I have been running an R7000 at home with no problems. I just bought another one for my in-laws, then lost half a day trying to configure an Android device that just wouldn't work on either 2.4 or 5GHz.
Finally turning of Access Control solved it (thanks for the tip earlier in this thread).
Of course, I worked out afterwards the router had upgraded itself to 1.0.9.18 on first boot. Thanks a lot Netgear. I now have to leave the family with a wifi setup that could go unstable at any time.
One thing that might help speed things along as far as Netgear is concerned, is for those ofyou who have bought this product on Amazon write a review that includes problems right now.
Not necessarily giving a bad review, but warn future buyers of the problem we're having right now.
Let them know it's a great machine but just hold off right now.
Folks, I'm back. I'm the guy running stable on the .20 Hot Fix for a week.
I just lost every 2.4 wifi connection. I happen to be in the router at the time. I watched all (every) of my 2.4 connected devices drop off one by one. Not all at once, but literally one by one. It took over an hour to drop all the 2.4 devices. I have 33 IoT devices on the 2.4 radio. Nothing wired or 5 wifi was effected. No difference between reserved IP and DHCP. I even did a speed test on my 5G connected android phone and got full bandwidth while all this was happening.
Absolutely nothing in the logs. I when into my cable modem and nothing there either. no timeouts, no T4 or T5 errors, so it wasn't WAN side.
I've rebooted only and all is well.
If it fails a second time I'm going to turn on assess control and allow all devices.
Ugh
- So I wasn't having this issue on 1.0.9.14 UNTIL relatives came to visit and brought Samsung devices (S8 phones), and then within 24 hours all the 2.4 GHz devices dropped off.
What I did notice:
- Smurf attack listed in admin log from a second R7000 I have connected as an AP at a static assigned IP outside of the DHCP range. This is clearly an error.
- Strange DHCP behavior. The admin log shows the DHCP service handing out new leases to devices every 5-10 minutes.
I've put 1.0.9.20 on now but don't really have high hopes for it.
Come on, Netgear, this is awful.
Is everyone seeing a SMURF attack in their admin log for internal IP addresses right before the 2.4Ghz devices are dropped? I've seen at least one other person mention it.- I am not seeing my entire 2.4 wifi drop, but I am seeing The odd FIN attack as well as two or three devices which seem to continually get a new dhcp address. This seems odd.
- My router required at least 8 reboots or WiFi toggles over the past two days. The prior two days saw 3 or less. One difference was the weather. The last two days were much warmer. Chip damage by firmware leading to failure on warm days due to heat? Has anyone else noticed a difference between weather or sunlight going into the router's room and failure rate?
Just a guess. - Mzguy, please, let's not start talking about room temperature and weather just as we're starting to identify some consistent symptoms.
