NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
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!
Interesting. Do you know your actual streaming bit rate on your three devices?
I have an internal IPTV network for streaming OTA video. I'm running nextPVR server software on a Windows 10 PC with a GB connection to the router. The first streaming wifi client is running Kodi on a Raspberry Pi. The second streaming wifi device is a Windows 10 laptop also running Kodi. The average streaming bit rate for both clients is 13Mbs. If you're able to stream at the same bitvrate as me, I'd be interested to see how you configured Tomato to achieve this.
For 2 devices running Netflix in 4K it’s around 20-23mbs each and 3rd running Hulu and 4th running YouTube both in 1080 it’s around 13mbs each. I can add all my others to YouTube and make it 6+ devices streaming 1080 and it’s around 13-15mbs each. Didn’t do anything to my configuration except keep QoS off and forward some ports for Xbox live. Recently I turned on CTF just so that the router can utilize its Broadcom CTF chip and get the full potential of AC 5ghz speeds.
I was reading an article on MU-MIMO which indicated that the technology would not work for multiple clients positioned along the same vector and in close proximity to each other. My laptop and RPi were within 6 feet of each other along the same vector. However, as previously noted, the stock version had no problems under the same conditions.
My version of Tomato did not have any provision for managing beam forming like I've seen in prior versions. I installed "tomato-R7000-AT-ARM-3.5-140-AIO-64K.trx" on my r7000.
Hi!
What is best for R7000?
AdvancedTomato or Xwrt-Vortex?
bolmenroggan wrote:Hi!
What is best for R7000?
AdvancedTomato or Xwrt-Vortex?
Xwrt is like Asus. Good for less advanced users. Tomato is for ICT guys. A lot of options.
AdvancedTomato is just looking pretty. Stick to regular tomato. There is another guy who compiles Shibby's source and fixes bugs more often.
bolmenroggan wrote:Hi!
What is best for R7000?
AdvancedTomato or Xwrt-Vortex?
AdvancedTomato has an overwhelming amount of settings while XWRT-Vortex is based on Asus firmware with less settings. There are still a lot of extras compaired to NG. You can setup 3 guest networks per band, so up to 6 guest networks. You can run OpenVPN (I use NordVPN) The GUI is perfect and very informative. Fallback to 3G/4G with a USB-dongle and it has true HW acceleration drivers build in. After a lot of unsolved problems with NG firmware I use it for about 8 month now without any issues.
- It is interesting some people have success with 1.0.9.6 since Circle was introduced in the next release, 1.0.9.10.
I really would like to see a test FW with Circle completely removed. Hello,
As I posted earlier I am still on V1.0.9.6_1.2.19. Which for me was the first release after many brought some basic stablity. This without turning on.
1. Guest network
2. QoS
3. DMZ
4. VPN
Hence not a single feature you would expect useful from a modern SOHO router.
Netgear as many other companies are very geared to the US market, forgetting that many other users outside this market don't need features like Disney Circlel That even would break things. Also the NSA steered and sponsored data-collection that Netgear as US company does probably breaks things and isn't really appriciated by the rest of the world.
