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mylordmariner
Jun 02, 2026Aspirant
Looking for advice
I been using the Nighthawk R7000P since 2017 without any issues that I know of. So this is my first time here and wanted to know are there any things I should be doing to be sure I am getting the mo...
StephenB
Jun 02, 2026Guru - Experienced User
mylordmariner wrote:are there any things I should be doing to be sure I am getting the most out of my router?
Are you running current firmware (1.3.3.154)?
- https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7000P/R7000P-V1.3.3.154_10.1.86.zip
mylordmariner
Jun 02, 2026Aspirant
No I'm not I have V1.3.3 140, today when I tried to update the firmware it said there was no newer versions. I knew there was I saw it on the downloads page. When I tried to unzip it some didn't seem right so I deleted it until I find out how to get it right
- StephenBJun 03, 2026Guru - Experienced User
mylordmariner wrote:
When I tried to unzip it some didn't seem right
What didn't seem right?
The firmware file inside the zip is R7000P-V1.3.3.154_10.1.86.chk
The chk extension is a bit weird, that that is what Netgear chose to use.
- mylordmarinerJun 03, 2026Aspirant
It seemed like the file didn't unzip or was bad not sure
- StephenBJun 03, 2026Guru - Experienced User
mylordmariner wrote:
It seemed like the file didn't unzip or was bad not sure
Try downloading it again.