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Silyus
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Nov 28, 2021

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...
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Silyus
Tutor
Jan 19, 2022

Thanks for confirming the issue as I still have this problem. What is exactly the latest stable firmware version that worked for you?

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rgsneed
Guide
Jan 19, 2022

Firmware Version
V1.0.4.68_10.1.75

 

Just down-revved and it fixes the issue for me.

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    Silyus
    Tutor
    Jan 19, 2022

    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?

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      rgsneed
      Guide
      Jan 19, 2022

      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.

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        Silyus
        Tutor
        Jan 19, 2022
        rgsneed wrote:

        It shouldn't touch your configs.  Firmware in general is much lower layer than higher layer software edits. 

        I know, but considering that

         

        rgsneed wrote:

        DNS has been around since I graduated high school in 1983 and developers still can't get it right.

        I felt compelled to ask :)