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R7000 5ghz Disappearing
Seems to be a lot of independent questions/discussions on or this topic or similar topics... Looking for someone to give me a definitive answer, so here's the question: - My R7000 periodically and ...
I've been running Firmware Version V1.0.6.28_1.1.83 for a few months now without any 5GHz dropping. The big tip that helped me, was after doing the firmware update, I did a factory reset to reset all of the settings to default, and it also forces the router to get new internal drivers for itself. Before I did this, I was always losing my 5GHz.
I'm currently on the latest .68 version of the firmware. I've tried five different firmware versions with the same problem. Also tried SSID broadcast / don't broadcast, changing channels, changing SSID and passwords, all types of security including and no security at all. The problem is always the same, once it occurs devices cannot connect to the 5GHz band. Even with no security devices go through the connection sequence but then are unable to connect. The only way to resolve it is to power cycle the router. Never had an issue with 2.4 GHz.