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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 14, 2022

New firmware for the R7800 - v1.0.2.90

This just in:   R7800 Firmware Version 1.0.2.90 | Answer | NETGEAR Support     Enhancements: Remove Funjsq for PR SKU. Whatever that means.
  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 18, 2022
    Lanman175 wrote:

    It appears to be related to qos - Still looking. 

    Do you own a router with a China SKU, like R7800-100PRS ?  If not, noting to worry, no special handling required, because of the module isn't loaded.

  • Areyouben's avatar
    Areyouben
    Aspirant
    Feb 05, 2022
    Is anyone else encountering problems with the 5G Wifi on the latest firmware version 1.0.2.90? Today I’ve tried for the second time to upgrade from .84. This time I’ve tried .90, few months ago I tried .86. Both .86 and .90 result in a very unreliable connection with my Netgear Extender EX7500. The connection between the two is great on firmware .84, around 650Mbps and green bows. On .86 and .90 it gets 48Mbps and red bows. It’s frustrating me not to know what this causes. It seemed to work for a short wile on the DFS channel 128, but radar channels always force the router to use non-DFS channels (also on firmware .84 and below). There hasn’t been an update for the EX7500 for a while, probably it needs one to deal with the R7800’s new firmware?
    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Feb 05, 2022

      Does the R7800 works with out the EX7500 being online? 

      What is the distance between the 7800 and EX extender? 

       

      • Areyouben's avatar
        Areyouben
        Aspirant
        Feb 06, 2022

        Yeah, the R7800 works, is online and speedtests give the same result as they did under firmware version .84. I gave the EX7500 a few factory resets. It didn't want to talk with the R7800 with WPS, but eventually a manual setup did the trick. They are now back to their old selves with a steady connection between 585-650Mbps. They're about 15 feet apart. The extender is hanging just around the corner in my hallway, so the only thing in between is a concrete wall / cardboard filled door, depending on how the signal travels.