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Nighthawk R7800 poor WiFI performance
I use R7800 for almost two years. Until some time ago performance was very good. I have 100/15Mbps internet connection, and I had no problems with the speed. Recently my WiFi performance dropped and ...
It's not only wifi drops with the new .58 It has a issue with huge ping spikes and latency. This has been confirmed by dozens of people and the tests have been ran. There is no question .58 firmware is faulty. That said Voxel is a third party firmware that builds on the core GPL of Netgears original code. He adds much needed updates to several outdated packages Netgear uses and also adds features. Info here https://www.snbforums.com/threads/custom-firmware-build-for-r7800-v-1-0-2-60sf.48805/ Firmware here. http://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html If your not comfortable using third party firmware then simply downgrade back to .52 Netgear firmware it works good minus naming connected clients wich is broke in .52.
The problem is the latest firmware. .58 This is a on going issue that Netgear has yet to comment on or fix. The only solution right now is to downgrade back to .52 firmware or use Voxel's .60sf firmware. Bottom line .58 has WiFi problems and should be avoided.
Hello James,
thank you very much for the information. I will try to update the firmware. But could you please tell me what exactly is Voxel's firmware? Is it officially recognized by Netgear as the proper one, and if it is safe to use it? How to find the one that is compatible with R7800.