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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!
Hi all,
using the 7000 as router and an EX6100 as repeater ... the same problem ... on 2.4 WIFI no stabel connection posiible (distance to big to check for a 5 GHZ connection)
Tests on a smartphone analyzer shows an permanent up and down on the signal stenght (after restarting the router it works well for some time, 20 min up to one hour or so...)
I watch this tread becouse it looks that many people have the same problem
BR Michael
After repeated attempts with new official firmware versions I have finally given up and installed Tomato. There is even a post about it on this forum https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R7000-What-firmware-Stock-DD-WRT-Tomato/td-p/1279417 - it ends by "don't fix what isn't broken" but the current firmware for this router is well and truly useless.
Tomato seems to work fine so far. At least internet speed tests shows considerably faster throughput. For those who cares, there's a million parameters that can be played with. I haven't tested the gigabit lan speed yet, but if it doesn't require being rebooted every day to keep working I can live with whatever it is.
The irony is that hired staff from a big company like Netgear can not fix it, but some hobbyist tinkerers can.
Hi all,
reading all this stuff, i did following test: diabling all nice WIFI features like beamforce, auto channel, air time fainess, and did a manual straight forward setting yesterday evening. Till now i have a stable connection on 2.4 GHZ ...... lets see how long this last. However, I hope on an SW update very soon to get the nice things back.
BR
Michael
Hi all,
I did the same as Jomihi did, turned of all fancy connecting features, but dissabled guest network and dowgraded to 1.0.9.6, as adviced by Netgear technical support from the Netherlands and have stable 2.4 for 4 days now.
Hopefully a temporary sollution!
Cheers,
Harmen
Hi all,
update on prev postings: still stable 2.4 WLAN.
@ Netgear: any offical recommendation what to do? or an actual status from the developers? Pls give us some updates/ timelines.
BR
Michael
I'm having the same 2.4g/5g problems others are. 5g seems to work fine with most devices but nothing can obtain an IP address on the 2.4g band. This has been happening for some time now and none of the firmware updates seems to fix the issue. I'm running V1.0.9.18_1.2.27 right now.
We shouldn't have to run 3rd party software for the router to do what it's intended to. I know I'll never be purchasing a Netgear router again after this disaster.
