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R7000 AC1900 Restarts when wifi downloads exceed 1mb per second
My r7000 has been restarting itself when downloading seems to exceed 1mb/s I know this is the problem because I've throttled the download speeds to below a mb and it works ok. Can this router not h...
- It's the firmware, just loaded ddwrt, works fine now.
It's the firmware, just loaded ddwrt, works fine now.
UPDATE: I managed to brick this router while messing around trying different things. I re-loaded the netgear stock firmware via the TFTP recovery method and the router seems to be running much better, handling lots of traffic with no reboots. It may be worth a shot if your at wits end. The procedure can be found here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/Guide-How-to-quot-unbrick-quot-your-WGR614v9-after-a-bad/td-p/153385
It may take a few minutes to complete then it restarts itself, i had to reset it after as well to get it up.
Good luck, Cheers