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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 18, 2017
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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. 
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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Mar 07, 2018

    You should review this and maybe revert back to this recommended version of FW:

    https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R7000-1-0-9-26-Feedback-Thread/m-p/1520141#M85677

     

    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!

     

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JTB5
Aspirant
Jan 12, 2018

I haven't noticed any consistent wifi drops, with the router.  But what I have noticed is an issue with QOS.

 

I've done a device specific QOS rule for my Xbox, and have it set to the highest priority.  I think filled in the "Uplink" section with my max upload speed of 5mbps, (4.72 mpbs if running the auto speed test on the page)  This setting also seemed to throttle the download speed for the xbox, to the same speed as what the uplink was set to.

 

I've gotten around the issue by setting the "Uplink" speed to 50 mbps. which allows the xbox to get the max down and up speeds I'm supposed to get.

 

Also I think it's kind of odd that the router main page would let me know that there was a new firmware available, but in a beta version.  One would think unless it's fully tested it wouldn't get pushed out that way.

 

Just my 2 cents.