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iAmBlue
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May 28, 2020
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Netgear R7000 Rebooting Randomly - Isn't hot to the touch

Hello, I'm having a problem with my R7000 where it will reboot about once per day. Below are my current specs: Model: Netgear R7000 Firmware: V1.0.9.88_10.2.88 OS: Stock OS Environment: Normal ho...
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    May 28, 2020

    The other thing you see a lot of on here is issues with the firmware for the r7000.

    have you tried changing firmware? 

    I'd recommend version 1.0.9.42. Downgrade to that over a hardwired connection, factory reset the router back to stock, and manually install it. 

    Then disable auto updates and see how it does. 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
May 28, 2020

The other thing you see a lot of on here is issues with the firmware for the r7000.

have you tried changing firmware? 

I'd recommend version 1.0.9.42. Downgrade to that over a hardwired connection, factory reset the router back to stock, and manually install it. 

Then disable auto updates and see how it does. 

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    iAmBlue
    Tutor
    May 30, 2020

    Thanks, it worked. I took a day or two to test it and make sure it didn't reboot or do anything funky, which it didn't. It's just weird how netgear wouldn't fix something major like that with their firmware...

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 30, 2020
      Problem with it is that not all devices have the problem. Otherwise it probably would be an easy fix. But for the devices that do have issues, for some reason the 1.0.9.42 firmware tends to work well.