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FYI Netgear: Guest Network not always truly disabled.
This is a random discovery about my R7000. I don't know who else might have this quirk. I don't think its a huge deal but still perhaps something Netgear would like to know about. I use this in s...
To see whether if it will really show the SSID that has been disabled.
If you have selected OFF then it should be OFF and should not be broadcasted. If you're saying otherwise, then that unit has a problem.
Have you got a Wifi repeater / Extender in your setup? These have been known to continue broadcasting the Guest Network even when it is not available?
No repeaters.
Firmware Version
V1.0.7.6_1.1.99
I just ran another update check. I swear it found nothing yesterday but today it found updates. So I'll run these and see what happens.
PS. Spell check number 4. I did a copy paste straight from my screen.
New firmware is found. Do you want to update the firmware?
Current GUI Language Version: 1.0.7.6_2.1.38.1
New GUI Language Version: 1.0.7.10_2.1.38.1
Current Firmware Version 1.0.7.6
New Firmware Version 1.0.7.10_1.2.3
Release Notes:
1. [Bug Fix] Fix Buffer overflow when parsing usb shares access.
2. [Bug Fix] Fix buffer overflow issues in httpd web server.
3. [Bug Fix] Fix the buffer overflow of Authenticated username/password.
4. [Bug Fix] Fixe the insecure
Make sure you reset the router by pressing in the button on the back for at least 10 seconds after updating the firmware.
I've never heard of doing that for updates before. The router already restarts itself. What do you suppose that would gain me? As far as I can tell that won't do anything more than a software commanded restart.
Very often the configuration memory in the router becomes corrupt during firmware changes. The problems you are experiencing now may have been caused by this.
It is essential that you perform a hardware reset of your router to ensure proper operation.
Highly recommend the following:
Press in the reset button on the back of the router for at least 10 seconds until the power light turns orange and starts to blink.
Log into the routers web interface and change the admin password. Go into the Advanced tab and select Setup and LAN Setup under that. Use the +Add button at the bottom of the page to add IP reservations for all your IP addresses one by one. Click the Apply button at the top of the page and then restart the router after you have added all of the IP addresses.
You should do the reset procedure every time you change firmware.
Never change firmware unless there is a newer firmware that corrects a problem you are experiencing or it fixes a security problem.
