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New - R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.158 Released
Security Fixes: 03/14/2022
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
Firmware Update Instructions: Do...
I tried IPv6, it did work for about a day or two and then the router began resetting over and over. Turned IPv6 off and router returned to normal but with DNS issue. I've ordered a different router from another company. That will certainly prove it to be an issue with Netgear or something else in my hardware or settings.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Did you factory reset the router after v.158 was applied and setup from scratch?
I've had IPv6 enabled on mine and it hasn't rebooted. Wonder what else could be effecting your router.
What all do you have connected to it?
X-1 wrote:
I tried IPv6, it did work for about a day or two and then the router began resetting over and over. Turned IPv6 off and router returned to normal but with DNS issue. I've ordered a different router from another company. That will certainly prove it to be an issue with Netgear or something else in my hardware or settings.
I think bottom line is that Netgear needs to fix this DNS bug. You are suggesting a walk around, that may work for some people. But it is not the root cause fix for the DNS bug customers are seeing and it does not exist in previous version. See how many people in the forum are complaining about this bug...
Yes enabling IPv6 is a work around.
New FW update for the R8500:
Not sure if this fixes the DNS issue.
IPv6 may still be needed as a work around.