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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'm still on 1.0.9.14 - and won't be going up to .18 or .20 because of the posts in this thread.
I wanted to chime in about XWRT-Vortex - I tried installing that, unfortunately it caused one of my 2 EX6100 wifi extenders to stop connecting to the router. Either one connects or the other, but not both. They're both configured exactly the same way (read: save settings on one, upload to the other). They work flawlessly when R7000 is running stock Netgear firmware, but not with XWRT-Vortex.
Also, I have 2 Amazon Fire TVs and 1 Fire HD 7 tablet - and all 3 have been working flawlessly with 1.0.9.14. When I switched to XWRT-Vortex, the Fire HD tablet stopped connecting to wifi after any change to the wifi configuration in the router. I had to power-cycle the router for the tablet to start connecting.
So, YMMV with XWRT-Vortex.
codeflux If you don't have issues with the NG firmware I would not upgrade nor installing alternative firmware.
I don't know the EX6100 and what settings are copied from the one to the other, but make sure you have different IP-addresses for each EX6100. Did you try to configure the EX6100 one by one manually? I think both your EX6100 are in Extender mode. Be aware that one extender will cut the wifi speeds in half, by adding another extender in the same network it will cut into 1/4. It's always better to use an extender in AccessPoint mode and connect the EX6100 by a networkcable.
How often do you change the WiFi configuration of the router? Once it is set, I don't touch it for a long period.
