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New R7000 Firmware Version 1.0.11.100
It's been a while but finally NG has released a new firmware for R7000! :smileyhappy: R7000 Firmware V1.0.11.100_10.2.100 Download: https://kb.netgear.com/000061805/R7000-Firmware-Version-1-0...
microchip8 wrote:It appears Vietnam made units are more reliable. My R7800 was also made in Vietnam and have had very few issues with it
I wasn't able to find out where mine was made I checked the bottom where the serial, wifi and other info is, and couldn't find a specific made location.
What are the thoughts at this point of running this router with open firmware? it usually runs better, and I did it for most of the time I used the router before going back to the Airport Extreme. The other question is, since there are new standards out now, is it even worth worrying about this router at this point, or would that time and energy be better spent investing in a newer model with newer hardware / standards.
As I've said before, I'm happy with my 2013 Apple Airport extreme, and basically the R7000 and airport pretty much have the same hardware when it comes to chipset, and they both give me about the same speeds at least they did when I tested them recently
The only reason i'm asking at this point, is that router isn't going to last forever, so will need to replace it at some point Hopefully before it dies and i don't have a choice.
Mine says made in China...so your theory is possible, although I would think it is more a a chipware version that may account for the differences.
So, I did the hard reset, multiple times actually and reentered all my setup again. The odd issue I had was on initial setup...after hard reseting and installing the latest firmware..I would get to the admin password, security page and did not have a next or apply button (using either Edge, Explorer or Chrome) so I could not get past that page. After more than an hour of trying, I finally got it to setup through the Nighthawk app, enough so I could bypass that page and finish the setup.
Not sure what cause the lack of an apply button on initial setup on the PC....finally back up and running on latest firmware though...fingers crossed at this point on it working the way it is suppose to. One thing I did notice is everything connected back to the router without any hiccups...so hopefully.....we will see what happens tomorrow though.