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Problems after Firmware Version V1.0.6.28_1.1.83 Update
When I uodated to Firmware Version V1.0.6.28_1.1.83, I lost all my wireless connections... I was able to reconnect some of my devices to the 5Ghz channel but the 2.4 Ghz channel does not appear to be...
That is exactly what I did and it fixed the problem (revert the firmware to the previous version and reset the router)... However, it has really been a pain getting some my devices to connect to my router... I have 2-wireless printers that for some unknown reason would not connect to the router... I had to totally remove both of them from my computer and reinstall the software to get them to reconnect... I thought firmware updates were suppose to improve your system, not totally make it crash...
Hi All,
We apologize for any inconvenience it caused you. I do understand your sentiments regarding the firmware that were being released. We are taking this seriously and our engineers are working on a firmware to be released officially.
For those that experience 2.4 Ghz WIFI issues after upgrading your firmware to V1.0.6.28_1.1.83 and then reverting to the older stable version V1.0.4.30_1.1.67, please try setting your 2.4 Ghz channel selection to AUTO and then power cycle the R7000. I've found that they may help if the 2.4 WIFI is flaky even after a hard reset and manual re-entering of your settings.
It sure appears to me that a hard reset does not seem to actually hard reset everything. Netgear really needs to work on this. I'm incredibly disappointed that my once reliable and steady as a rock R7000 was made flaky as heck after this firmware upgrade and then downgrade process.