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BillClinternet
Apr 03, 2022Apprentice
R7000 and R8000 Drops, Loss, Jitter, and all of the above.
I have been through hell and back with these routers. I started off flashing DD WRT after having issues with dropped packets or slow connection especially after being connected overnight. Everything w...
- Apr 09, 2022New modem and the line was checked and everything was working normally. I’ve figured out what the cause of the issues is. 1. The loss is caused by interference on my 5G Wi-Fi, due to netgear not having automatic channels for 5G I have to constantly switch it myself. 2. The bad speed and loss after being connected overnight is 100 percent a software issue and has been resolved by a hard reset but will come back like it always has. My conclusion is what was said before, avoid netgear equipment unless it’s newer models but after this experience I don’t want to deal with anything netgear ever again. The only thing that’s consistent with netgear is how every support person is persistently blaming the ISP or modem, I suppose the easiest route is to blame the other person.
FURRYe38
Apr 03, 2022Guru - Experienced User
1. IF you're seeing problems across different FW platforms, the problem maybe with your ISP hardware and ISP signal services. Something you want to check out with the ISP and Pingplotter.com app.
2. For any DD-WRT issues you'll need to post over in there forums since this forum supports NG stock FW.
3. The R7000 and R8000 are capable of operating at high speeds on stock FW: