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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!

     

droman's avatar
droman
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 12, 2018

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

dnbas's avatar
dnbas
Aspirant
Jan 12, 2018

Sohey, thats a very quick update after weeks of problems and no feedback!!!

  • Rikardo007's avatar
    Rikardo007
    Tutor
    Jan 12, 2018

    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?

    • armelwani's avatar
      armelwani
      Aspirant
      Jan 12, 2018
      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!
      • HWAM's avatar
        HWAM
        Apprentice
        Jan 13, 2018
        droman JamesGL
        Give us more information. We deserve it. Did you find bugs?
        Are you able to reproduce the problem?
        How many people suffer from it?
        When do you have a stable version?
        Come on!!! ANSWER!!
    • rogier64's avatar
      rogier64
      Luminary
      Jan 13, 2018
      Rikardo007 wrote:

      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?

      In default setting it is pretty much the same but as it is rock stable without dropouts it feels much better. In XWRT-Vortex you can also adjust the TX-power. Default setting is 50% and can be increased. Be aware that you might shortened your hardware lifespan.