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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 R8000P-Lose internet connection every other day
From November 16, 2017 until today (Jan. 19, 2018) my Netgear router, model R8000P Nighthawk X6S Tri-band has lose internet connection every other day. To get it back I have to unplug the router, plu...
Just an update on my lose internet connection isssues; as of Friday Jan 26, the Dlink router hasn't lost any connection at all. I've disabled the Dlink router, enabled the Netgear X6S R8000P router back in service, downgraded a previous version of the fimrware, and as of Friday afternoon (Jan 26) until the present Sunday Jan 28 at 12:30 AM, the Netgear hasn't lose connection either. The following gives instructions on how to download, the new firmware to your router. Do not upgrade using a wireless connection. Go to Netgear Support page; sign in; click on Download; enter he Product name or model number; Next page, right side Firmware/software; click on the down arrow "v"; and look for firmware V1.1.4.6
This is the version that's working for my router right now,wihout losing internet connections. Aslo keep in mind, this is for the Netgear X6S AC4000 model R8000P router.
I don’t smoke anything and don’t understand why that’s necessary. There was one firmware release that I saw that fixed the issue which was the 1.1.4.0 that I mentioned a couple days ago. I updated it and have had no issues with connectivity. So just because YOU had a problem and hate the device does not mean that an actual work-around and a fix by Netgear actually happened. So enjoy that hatred hope it makes you feel better.
For anyone else looking for a fix they have fixed the issue just make sure you update the firmware to the newest update while you’re hardwired to the device.
For anyone else looking for a fix they have fixed the issue just make sure you update the firmware to the newest update while you’re hardwired to the device.
YungSynthlord, if you read https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Beta-Firmware-for-R8000P-only-if-you-have-these-issues/td-p/1538164/page/10 (and the previous nine pages in that thread), you will see that Netgear has released many new firmware releases which they claimed would fix the problem of the R8000P needing to be rebooted regularly, and all of them, including the most recent firmware release, have failed to solve the problem for many people.
So while you may be lucky enough that one of the firmware releases fixed the problem for you, many other people have not been so lucky, and claiming that the problem has been fixed for everyone is simply not true. I'm glad the router is working for you, but please don't assume that just because it's working for you, it will work for others as well. There is ample evidence to the contrary.
Furthermore, the firmware version number you mentioned in your most recent comment, "1.1.4.0", does not exist. The most recent firmware release is 1.4.1.24.