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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 going to add myself to the list of people experiencing this problem.
I've noticed it a number of times, and have found that a hard reset of the router keeps it going for a few days until this starts again.
No indication on the router login page that there are any issues.
Instead I've taken to running Vistumbler to identify the radio signal actually completely dropping, leading me to think this is a manufacturing defect.
I'm running firmware V1.0.3.80_1.1.38
http://s28.postimg.org/p14luy4lp/5_Ghz_OK.png
Purple Boxes show a non SSID broadcasting 5Ghz signal properly broadcasting.
http://s28.postimg.org/esc4p4gjx/5_Ghz_Stopped.png
Purple Boxes show the same non SSID boradcasting 5Ghz signal has stopped.
Throughout, the 2.7Ghz with SSID is solid.
I think I'm going to be sending this back to Netgear to see if a newer hardware revision gets rid of these problems.
I've had this router since January 2014.
