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R7000 5g keeps losing internet. 2.4 unaffected.
I've been using this router for quite some time and this just started happening. Clients on the 5g will suddenly lose internet but remain connected. If I change the channel on 5g manually, it will be...
- So, rolling back to 1.0.9.42 seems to have solved my issue, but I'm not so confident in their firmware releases now.
Here's to hoping they don't break anything else. 😕
I copy, got exactly same proble, although not sure if clients on 2.4ghz are unaffected. In my case all of the clients, including a TV connected to LAN port loose internet and communication with attached USB hard drive.
This started happening after update to firmwhare version V1.0.9.60_10.2.60.
Router drops connection at least twice a day and the only way to make it work again is power-cycle the router. Hard reset did not help solve the problem. This is extremely annoying!
I am off to Amazon leaving my review and hoping that Netgear gets their stuff together and fix this issue they have created!
Hello bobnecat
Did you try reverting back to the .42 firmware?
DarrenM
- How do u roll back the firmware?
I have a similar problem with firmware 1.0.1.64_1.0.1 Hi DarrenM,
I will now have to research how to do it, but the rhetorical question is why would I have to do it? Is this the official fix? If so, why isn't v.42 wrapped into version say .65 and pushed to all routers just like .60 was? Would not that be easier to stop the snowball effect that is obvious in this community? Users with similar issues started appearing like mushrooms after rainfall, and the numbers only keep rising. Discussions on this topic is the only reason that made me register on this forum and I bet you'll be getting a lot more new users soon.
P.S. previous to .60 update I was on .42 which was messing up USB readyshare settings all the time. If not for the patches of security holes, I would have kept the firmwhare that was on this router 2 years ago, when I have just purchased it, it seemed to be a perfect buy, now it makes me feel miserable at times as the router keeps failing in the worst possible moments...
Please don't take my frustration personally, I totally get your intent of trying to help and appreciate it. Just expressing my frustration with Netgear as a company.
- To roll back the firmware, you need to download the older one from the netgear website, then upload it using then management ui.
