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mystic1287
Aspirant
May 14, 2021
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R6900v2 just went south and died...really?

Hello Netheads;

My beloved Nighthwak just died and I'm really ticked...it's been a great router and fr5ankly I'm surprised. My CM600 modem has outlasted 2 freaking Netgears; so I began to think...Is it really worth the extra money? I had the latest fw, etc, began with one of the 4 LAN ports dying...Nothing outlandish in my home- 3 Roku TVs, 2 wired servers, 2 laptops, 1 desktop 3 mobiles...Would you reconsider or just buy another Netgear?

 

 

 

 


  • mystic1287 wrote:

    Welp, after 4 years of faithful service, it started losing ports and acting bizarre.


    We are none the wiser about what you saw.

     

    Bizarre could mean many things.

     


    mystic1287 wrote:

    Netgear was of little help- sorry, no support contract, no help...UGH!


    This place is free and possibly more knowledgeable.

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    • mystic1287's avatar
      mystic1287
      Aspirant

      Welp, after 4 years of faithful service, it started losing ports and acting bizarre. So I threw a temp router up and will reset the Nighthawk and force the latest update. Netgear was of little help- sorry, no support contract, no help...UGH!


       

       




      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User

        mystic1287 wrote:

        Welp, after 4 years of faithful service, it started losing ports and acting bizarre.


        We are none the wiser about what you saw.

         

        Bizarre could mean many things.

         


        mystic1287 wrote:

        Netgear was of little help- sorry, no support contract, no help...UGH!


        This place is free and possibly more knowledgeable.