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HELP | R7000 Router Cutting out
Recently, my nighthawk R7000 router has been having frequent cut outs in the internet. I have tried every solution I found online, from changing my DNS servers to more advance means. The problem orig...
- It was released in 2013 so it's actually going on 8 years old.
One option for people is there's a ton of 3rd party firmware for the r7000 if you do a little looking. You won't find it on the official forums though
I reverted to all my previous firmwares. Everytime doing a 30/30/30 reset. Still can't find a solution.
- I feel like reverting back to firmware’s is going down a rabbit hole. This many people with the same router shouldn’t be having the same issue. I have no other option but to just buy a different router.
cjmorris Its unfortunate but it is a very popular router. Its showing its age at over five years old and Netgear could care less. Its only updates are for security really.
cjmorris wrote:
I feel like reverting back to firmware’s is going down a rabbit hole. This many people with the same router shouldn’t be having the same issue. I have no other option but to just buy a different router.- It was released in 2013 so it's actually going on 8 years old.
One option for people is there's a ton of 3rd party firmware for the r7000 if you do a little looking. You won't find it on the official forums though
