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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!
The WNDR3700 V5 is still for sale. The WNDR3700 V2 is EOL.
I noticed 2.4 is not working on short ranges when 5.8 is enabled. Long range - 2.4 works fine.
5.8 signal is short, but they both use 20Mhz channel width by default.Looks like 5.8 signal overlaps 2.4 on short range.
I changed channel width to 80MHz on 5.8 and kept 2.4 on 20MHz (because all my home applience is generic and it's using 2.4 and 20Mhz)
I use 5.8 only for my laptops. Both 2.4 and 5.8 work fine.
Not sure if original firmware allows to change "channel width". I upgraded mine to DD-WRT Kong edition.
https://www.myopenrouter.com/downloads/dd-wrt-r7000
Wireless -> Basic Settings->Channel Width