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R7000 2.4ghz not working but 5ghz is fine
Firmware 1.0.4.30 and 1.0.4.28 tried for weeks at a time.
Wireless devices connected to 5ghz band are all working perfectly and have been since i purchased this router at the beginning of June ...
Good news! We now have a production version of firmware that should resolve the 2.4 GHz issue, v1.0.5.64. You may download this firmware from our R7000 page here: http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults
As IrvSp correctly notes, this version of firmware fixes the 2.4 GHz issue and reinstates the new features, such as Kwilt, Smart Connect, and WiFI Transmit Power Control. It does not support Arlo. We hope to have a beta version that supports Arlo in the next two weeks.
We welcome any feedback you provide on this new firmware, and appreciate your patience as we resolved these issues. Thank you all for supporting the R7000 and NETGEAR!
Right, but rebooting causes the entire router to reset. I was adding that just pushing the button fixes the issues which might help isolate the problem, since it is just the wifi that is disabled and then reenabled. The router keeps going with wired with no issues, and 2.4G is fixed without reboot.
stuckincube wrote:Right, but rebooting causes the entire router to reset. I was adding that just pushing the button fixes the issues which might help isolate the problem, since it is just the wifi that is disabled and then reenabled. The router keeps going with wired with no issues, and 2.4G is fixed without reboot.
Seems to be working so far! even on Os 7. Although no issues with 8.1, so seems to be affecting Windows 7 OS at present.?
thanks for the info.
In old days, B4 the days of networking(router) we used word 'system initialize' reboot causes soft reset vs. pushing button causes hard reset.
this is the difference.
richlow wrote:
stuckincube wrote:Right, but rebooting causes the entire router to reset. I was adding that just pushing the button fixes the issues which might help isolate the problem, since it is just the wifi that is disabled and then reenabled. The router keeps going with wired with no issues, and 2.4G is fixed without reboot.
Seems to be working so far! even on Os 7. Although no issues with 8.1, so seems to be affecting Windows 7 OS at present.?
thanks for the info.
Check the Security type... neighbor had a similar problem. Worked fine in W7 but couldn't connect in W10. Turned out to be the SECURTIY setting. Need to use WPA2. Once the router was reset with that security it worked fine.
Just to inform anyone of you not yet switched to Asus. Still using the old fw V1.0.4.28_1.1.64 with simply no issues. This looks problem free but I am still not happy reading your messages of the last 3 month on the forum.
I completely agree that configuration data loss even partly is not acceptable in case of fw renewal. Config file save/load is useless if any previously entered config data is lost. That is one of the good reasons I do not try any new fw versions.
I mentioned that months ago but it did not apparently deserve a response. To suggest that I have to re-enter all of my settings each time I upgrade the software is really unacceptable. I did it this time for the latest software but once I am stable I am staying there. While it is good to keep a backup of your configuration settings the reality is that you need screen shots of all of your settings to manually re-enter them. How this became acceptable at Netgear is beyond me.
