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Nighthawk X6 R8000 ping spikes and DNS problems
I bought a Nighthawk X6 R8000 router (Firmware Version V1.0.4.76_10.1.82) for my domestic use. I've a raspberry PI, a NAS (with 2 ethernet connections), and a smart tv connected to the LAN and tw...
I have the exact issues you have noted...again...still. Even replying to this community thread gives me a DNS resolution error and slow response time. I previously upgraded my firmware from V1.0.4.68_10.1.75 to 82 a couple months ago and immediately had brand new DNS resolution errors. I have Spectrum as my provider. I reverted back to my old firmware version, and the issues went away. Please NG fix this issue! To restore older versions of firmware...
Go to this site to download: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r8000.aspx#download
It's not intuitive, but look for the big + sign that say view previous versions.
Thanks for confirming the issue as I still have this problem. What is exactly the latest stable firmware version that worked for you?
Firmware Version
V1.0.4.68_10.1.75Just down-revved and it fixes the issue for me.
Sorry, you mentioned the version in the post above but I totally missed that.
Gonna try that out this evening, should I expect my configs to be erased with the FW change?
It shouldn't touch your configs. Firmware in general is much lower layer than higher layer software edits. Good luck. DNS has been around since I graduated high school in 1983 and developers still can't get it right. Grr. Hope it get's fixed soon.