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NightHawk x10 r9000 wifi dropping issue
Hello, I just purchsed Netgear Nighawk X10 AD7200 R9000 wifi router last week and i installed the latest firmware version 1.0.1.36 and I am having issue where the WIFI SSID Drops totally from the...
FYI to all:
I called Netgear support to tell them flashing the firmward didn't work, so they are going to replace the unit. I exeplained to the representative that there were mutliple users complaining of the same issue on the community site, and he told me that the team that handles the advanced issues (tiger team, he called it) told him to replace the unit. There wasn't anything else he could do.
Maybe if the next unit has the same problem they will finally engage engineering, as no one seems to be watching this community site.
I have only limited experience with the factory netgear firmware.
I have since installed a firmware called DD-WRT made by BrainSlayer, and the latest revisions of this firmware are in my opinion faster than the netgear firmware's as far as latency/response time is concerned. As far as total maximum throughput, many say the factory netgear firmware is better.
One thing I don't have is all your random uncalled for wifi network drop outs. With the DD-WRT firmware, the latest one from brainslayer, version or revision 33679 that was posted on 11-4-2017 for the R9000 (as the creator of all the DD-WRT firmwares actually has an R9000 and semi gives a damn about this particular model), it has been pretty fast and very very reliable. Anyways not sure if I'm allowed to even talk about that here but for real though, give it a shot. Just make sure you flash it correctly to DD-WRT and if you ever switch back, flash it correctly back, and in my honest opinion, doing this is COMPLETELY HARMLESS (if done correctly). You'll need a telnet type software like PuTTy as part of your update process if you truly want to do it correctly just an FYI. If someone tells you otherwise, well you may be doing it right, but not the cleanest/safest/full circle way that you're supposed to if and when you flash to a "open source" firmware like DD-WRT.
Thanks mate.. the dd-wrt worked like a treat. The menus are very complex however and I've just left it alone. I don't know how o get my USB drive to connect with it. . The settings are currently included in the screenshot and I am using a Mac. Any tips would be great. Once again thanks for the heads up on the wrt.
