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Steve-HPC
May 12, 2025Tutor
Internet connection Interruption
Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed internet connection interruptions. I'm trying to track down the source of the interruptions. I started with the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 logs and foun...
plemans
May 13, 2025Guru - Experienced User
When (If) you update, make sure to factory reset and reinstall. that's a lot of firmware version changes and there's probably been quite a few changes.
- Steve-HPCMay 20, 2025Tutor
From this statement can I assume that backing up the setting is of little use?
- plemansMay 20, 2025Guru - Experienced User
You can always backup the settings and trying a reset with using the old settings. I generally don't recommend it because with that amount of version changes, it could cause issues. But if you reinstall and it works great, it saves you time if you have a lot of customizations. If you don't, I'd just reinstall from factory without the backup