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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'd support XWRT-Vortex as well. Switched to the current version and have had no drop offs. To be fair I haven't tried Tomato so I can't make any statements that 1 is better than the other. I'm just happy to have a stable router at this point. Probably won't go back to NG FW unless I see some happy customers on this thread. Not sure I'd buy a NG when current router craps out.
Latest update on R7000 as of 4PM (Pacific Time), January 12, 2018.
We are continuing to work through the disconnects noted by the community by engaging with some of our users. We are working on a firmware version that is currently being tested in our lab and is being monitored over the next few days. We would also encourage other user in the community who are experiencing the disconnects on the 2.4GHz band and want to help through this process to reach out to us to work together.
Thanks, Dave
Sohey, thats a very quick update after weeks of problems and no feedback!!!
For those of you that have flashed your firmware to XWRT-Vortex, have you noticed any difference (increase or decrease) with the range of both 2.4G and 5G compared to the NG firmware?
- It's been over 72 hours since I flashed XWRT-Vortex and everything has been rock solid! I can't believe NG can't get their firmware right. Even just looking at the open source Tomato should give them some insight into what they're missing. For me, I couldn't be happier. Well, I guess if NG hadn't caused this problem in the first place then maybe, but honestly I don't think my R7000 has ever been as fast as it is right now...
To answer the question about range, I will say in my situation I am noticing an increase in signal strength. 5GHz in particular has a stronger signal than it used to, and my tenants on the 2.4GHz guest network say their speeds are faster. Hope that helps!
I can reproduce the problem by turning off/on wifi on my pixel phone and see google home mini stop playing music and pc losing internet connection then reconnect after 10-15 seconds.
- mhsu858 In that case there is a second issue. I now about the cast issue. My problem has nothing to do with the cast problem. I don't have a cast device and nobody was at home at the drop moments. Don't mix two issues please. 2.4GHz is dropping at many places and it has nothing to do with the cast issue. Not in my situation, I am very sure.
I agree, with the cast issue it seems to come back without intervention, where with the original error it require at least reapplying wifi settings in router. At least that is the way it is for me.
