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Rich-Hatch
Aspirant
Dec 07, 2021

Night Hawk X6 R8000 AC3200 Firmware Upgrade Causing New Problem!

After upgrading to the latest firmware release two days ago, I try to go to any websites that I haven't been to before or haven't been to in a long time like "gearhead.netgear.com", I have to refresh...
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Rich-Hatch
Aspirant
Dec 08, 2021

I'm on firmware version V1.0.4.76_10.1.82.

 

1) I guess I'm not connected to IPv6. See below:

2) Do I need IPv 6? I didn't need IPv6 before firmware upgrade.

 

Do I Need IPv6? I didn't need IPv6 before firmware upgrade.

 

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Valkrey
Initiate
Dec 30, 2021

If you haven't already figured it out by now, it is the latest firmware on your Nighthawk that is causing your problem.  I had the same issue a few months ago so I rolled back to version 1.0.4.68 and have had zero problems.