Nighthawk R800P 1.4.2.84_1.3.42

Question

When I updated to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42 I had trouble accessinmg most web sites.&nbsp; Is there a current form of Firmware that actually works?&nbsp; I am put off by Netgear not dealing directly with me on this becasue router is greater than 90 days old!

jhwy · Answer

That is waht I did in November.&nbsp; Very frustrated with Netgear.

shadowsports · Answer

Greetings jhwy&nbsp;,Downgrade to 1.4.1.68.&nbsp;I've thoroughly tested 1.4.2.84 update from unmodified 1.4.1.68, with and without IPv6 enabled/disabled.&nbsp; Its flawed.&nbsp; DNS resolution is broken.&nbsp; Don't waste your time.&nbsp;Wait for a hotfix or for the next release.&nbsp;&nbsp;

jhwy · Answer

Thanks.&nbsp; I think that update came out last August and they still haven't fixed and they don't tell people about the flaw. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh

plemans · Answer

Pretty simple.&nbsp;
You download the firmware you'd like from the support site and extract it.&nbsp;
then follow the manual firmware update process but use the firmware you downloaded.&nbsp;
https://kb.netgear.com/23960/How-do-I-manually-update-the-firmware-on-my-NETGEAR-router
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(to get older version go to the downloads section for the router, then click on "+view previous versions")

plemans · Answer

Some were able to get it working fine by simply enabling IPv6.&nbsp;
Some needed to downgrade firmware a version (or 2).&nbsp;
Try the IPv6 and see if that works.&nbsp;

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Nighthawk R800P 1.4.2.84_1.3.42

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