R7000 5g keeps losing internet. 2.4 unaffected.

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Bobnecat wrote:

 

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. 

 

Why would you have to do it (rollback a version)?

Because (supposedly) the prior version worked for you.

Why not repackage it to a later version?

Doing that could be even worse. Going back to a prior version is simple, but in some cases one might have to RESET the router AND manually reenter the settings (always strongly recommended). If this isn't done, problems can occur. Sometimes not noticeable immediately. It all depends on what the differences are between versions. You also assume others did it automatically (some have disabled that feature or the prior f/w they were using did NOT have that feature and they did it manually from another f/w version). You also assume EVERYONE is having a problem, which might not be the case? Problems could be confined to some as yet unknown setting or combination of the same even. Of course if it were as simple as that an announcement detailing how to stabilize the firmware should be announced.

Consider 'going back' as a work-around, not a fix. Don't forget, before the .60 release there was a .58 release that was also completed removed.

Netgear appears to be having some programming/testing problems on f/w releases now for unknown reasons. Not much a user can do but wait and hope for early stable solutions. It is NOT only this router.