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Ordered a Nighthawk R7000, which firmware to use?
I wanna note that I don't have the router yet but its on the way in the mail to me. I purchased it to use with my fiber optics connection that is planned to be installed by the end of the year. I can use it with my old crappy DSL until then tho.
I have few Questions..... Does the Nighthawk R7000 have diffrent versions, I know previous routers ive had use to have xxxxxxxxv2 or v3. Ive not seen anything on this router having diffrent versions? I ask because I wanna make sure I get a fully supported official firmware download since I always manually install router updates due to issues with routers built in auto updates in the past. Just don't wanna get a firmware thats not compatible.
Also I wanna say, I started using netgear routers/gateways around 3 years ago and Im sold on netgear for life. Never seen such solid routers! My Linksys and DLink experiances were not fun. Hope this purchase is a good choice, I did alot of research before deciding on it. I managed to get it New online for $120 shipped.
AFAIK, there is only one version. My R7000 is over 2 years ago and still going strong.
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AFAIK, there is only one version. My R7000 is over 2 years ago and still going strong.
Alright thanks! thats good to know. Ive seen so many reviews of it and people still praise it.
Yeah, this model still hits the sweet spot in terms of bang for the buck. When it works, it works well. Unfortunately, the firmware saga has been less than glorious. Netgear stumbled with the last few releases, so you won't find universal praise for the R7000, here. From what I've heard, the latest official release (1.0.7.2 as of this post) appears to be stable. I'm currently using 3rd party firmware, so I can't provide any firsthand opinions of it.
- Asuswrt-Merlin also supports CTF.
OP, first thing in order is when you receive the router just make sure every thing works fine the way you expected. Then think
about upgrading firmware or trying 3rd party ones. Quite a while back I had R7000, I liked it then with Kong's dd-wrt. ATM,
I am using R7800 or Asus RT-AC3100 with a 8 port dumb switch, while one is on the air, the other one is stand-by spare unit I like them both, very stable routers.
Xenokai wrote:Just don't wanna get a firmware thats not compatible.
1.0.4.30 ............If netgear had stopped making FW after it, they would had been better off.
Just got it in the mail, updated to v1.0.7.2. Update went smooth and after doing it i factory reset with the GUI and then once again with the button since I heard its best to factory reset after a firmware update on this router. Weird thing is i wont be using the router until i get my new fiber connection in a month or 2. Don't even wanna waste my time using this on my DSL. lol
I'm still running..1,0.4.30_1.1.67 ...what the router came with.
Its working fine... not sure if I should upgrade to the latest or just leave it alone.
I took a brand new one out of the box three weeks ago. Bought it from Amazon. The first thing I did was use the built in feature to download and update to the latest firmware (V1.0.7.2_1.1.93). Still using the Netgear firmware, may or may not change in the future.
Connected to a good Comcast gateway (Cisco 3941T). Wired download speeds through the router average 175 Mbps down and 12 Mbps up for both IPV4 and IPV6. The same speeds test out for the 5 GHz wireless. The 2.4 GHz wireless tests out at 120 Mbps down and 12 Mbps up for both IPV4 and IPV6.
No complaints here. My primary reason for purchasing this specific router was the out of the box OpenVPN feature. So far it works flawlessly.
