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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!
Experiencing the same problem as most others seem to have -- unreliable connections on 2.4 GHz after "upgrading" to this version. I've seen a lot of praise for XWRT-Vortex, but after doing some background research, it seems that the source code for the modifications to the XWRT-Merlin code base had not been released to the public. That makes me very reluctant to install it.
What other options are available? I see a few references to different versions of Tomato. I've used dd-wrt in the past, but it seems to have fallen into disfavor. Any recommendations for something that works and is truly open source?
- And people wonder why we get frustrated. Can anyone give me a good reason why the most recent folks on these boards were still directed to do a firmware upgrade with something that doesnt work? This makes no sense netgear! Pull the damn updates down and hide them. No one should be upgrading their routers! Smh
Robb_H wrote:Experiencing the same problem as most others seem to have -- unreliable connections on 2.4 GHz after "upgrading" to this version. I've seen a lot of praise for XWRT-Vortex, but after doing some background research, it seems that the source code for the modifications to the XWRT-Merlin code base had not been released to the public. That makes me very reluctant to install it.
NG firmware is not open source as well. Have a talk with Edward Snowden about American software :-))
