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paillassou
Dec 06, 2020Apprentice
Netgear R7800 Firmware 1.0.2.78
Netgear R7800 Firmware 1.0.2.78 EXACLTLY SAME PROBLEMS WITH v1.0.2.74 / v1.0.2.76 / v1.0.2.78 Router reboots randomly Wifi drops in AP MODE / unable to use AP MODE R7800 v1.0.2.78 firmware al...
michaelkenward
Jan 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
RedHere wrote:
As a result, I have gone to the downloads page for my R700 device and downloaded the 1.0.2.68 firmware ....
There is no 1.0.2.68 for the R7000. (No idea what the R700 might be.)
Nighthawk R7000 | AC1900 Smart WiFi Router | NETGEAR Support
So I have no idea what you are playing with or where you found it.
Iozone
Jan 04, 2021Aspirant
The solution is to stop running broken firmware and getting broken updates from the vendor.
Solution: Install DD-WRT and say good bye to the broken Netgear firmware story.
See: https://dd-wrt.com/support/router-database/?model=R7800_v1