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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!
Diggie3 wrote:
- Nothing seems to have been "damaged" in the router. People can roll back to 1.0.7 and it works. People can change to AT or Vortex and it works.
Which user has reported success rolling back to any version of Netgear firmware and running stable?
I rolled back to FW version 1.0.9.10_1.2.21 six days ago, still ok, no drops.
I've had my R7000 for three years and have had lots of connect/disconnect issues, poor range and stability, most everything detailed in this topic and others, just overall bad performance. I've probably read every thread in this forum regarding software updates and the problems continue. If I do a 30-30-30 reset, then install an update, performance is reasonably stable until I mess up by forgetting and installing the next update without clearing the firmware first. A factory reset won't work, only the radical reset.
So, after enduring the equivalent of a car that may or may not start, may or may not keep running, may or may not allow itself to be refueled, etc., I installed XWRT-Vortex (just install it like an update, super simple!) a week ago and the difference in performance is incredible. Perfect stability, 50 downloads at a time, ability to use all of my 175 Mb connection, LAN switch (netgear!) and printer both work correctly and can be discovered EVERY time, ethernet is as fast as it should be, wireless coverage at the opposite end of the house never disconnects (wouldn't even go that far with Netgear software).
Actually, now the router just acts like any decent router should. The R7000 hardware is fine, the software is awful and as they junk it up more and more adding analytics, that Disney Circle thing and whatever else to the weak parental controls, VPN, DDNS and try to support that stuff, I don't see how Netgear's software will ever function as it should.
I was very close to just trashing our R7000 and buying another brand but XWRT-Vortex works so well, there's no point. If I'm somehow forced to use Netgear software again, out the Nighthawk goes.