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R7000 dropping 5Ghz randomly
I was transitioned to work from home so I was able to finally notice this, but my 5Ghz connection on my router occasionally drops. During the course of my 9-10 hour shift, the connection drops around...
the general agreed upon decent firmware for the R7000 is 1.0.9.42.
the recently released version is still waiting feedback but the initial results aren't any better from what I've seen.
What modem is it from xfinity?
Try installing that firmware, factory reset again, and make sure to manually install.
I was looking at upgrading to the latest version (I upgraded to 1.0.9.88 and started seeing router issues - dropping connection). After reading many posts and replies I decided to revent back to 1.0.9.42 version. I am only about 20 hours in, but after a full day of video converencing, no hiccups (which was not the case with the 88 firmware).
So, I agree, go back to 1.0.9.42.
I also did it the lazy way - I did not factory reset my router, I simply "upgraded" to an older version. The system asked whether I wanted to install older version - once I confirmed the process as as smooth as with any other firmware version change.
So, thanks to all who suggested the 42 version.
yep. I have the same problem. Bought one of these second hand and it's a ripper. Updated the firmware to the latest and now the 5GHz keeps disccounting. 2gHz is fine.
I'l try rolling back and see how it goes.
- UPDATE:
The issues are not going to go away. They may for a while, but they’ll return. I just bought another router. The money is worth the peace of mind!