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No more 2.4 Wifi on R7000 Nighthawk after V1.0.9.14_1.2.25 update
Hi, Never had an issue before with the R7000, but after the V1.0.9.14_1.2.25 update I have no wireless 2.4Ghz devices connected to the router. 5Ghz works fine, but most of my devices do not suppo...
rudiklein wrote:
But honestly, a factory reset sounds like an advice from Microsoft on Windows.
Yes, it does, but it's well documented on this forum that certain firmware updates are incompatible with the settings from previous versions. Chalk it up to Netgear's unwillingness to fix their configuration subsystem to be backwards and forwards compatible.
Everybody, thanks for the help.
It is what it is: bad design is the cause, factory reset the solution.
(The downgrade didn't help, but you probably guessed that already.)
I'll have some typing to do tonight.....
Bye,
Rudi
Hi All,
I apologize for the long wait. Please try the latest firmware for R7000. Report back for any issues encountered.
JamesGL wrote:Hi All,
I apologize for the long wait. Please try the latest firmware for R7000. Report back for any issues encountered.
James,
Can you please clarify? The release notes explicitly say "Security fixes." The issue reported in this message is a connectivity bug. Can you affirm that this firmware does contain a change that may fix the issues reported in this thread? Or are you just hoping that it does?
Yes, can you please confirm this will fix this issue? This is causing a lot of headaches for everyone.