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R7000 Firmware Bug 1.0.6.28
The other night, I flashed the firmware, as the router notified me of an update to version 1.0.6.28_1.1.83. After doing so, my wife's laptop will no longer connect to the home 2.4 GHz network; however it will connect to the guest network. I also noticed the same behavior on my Galaxy S5, which, strangely enough, will connect to the 5G band, as it always has. I even changed the passkey on the 2.4GHz home network and went so far as to make a slight change in the SSID, neither of which worked. Thinking that there is a bug in that firmware, I downgraded to the old version: 1.0.5.48_1.1.79. That solution did not solve the problem. With my wife's laptop connected only to the guest network, she can no longer print to the wireless laser printer, nor can she access the NAS to view and store files. I haven't yet performed a factory reset; however if that may be the only option, I can do that.
So far, so good. I just flashed my R7000 and it even kept my modified IP settings, so I don't have to modify those parameters. It appears to "see" the connected devices, and my Samsung printer works on the IP that was assigned. If I notice any glitches, I'll post again. Also, will Arlo be in the final version and off by default?
Thank you.
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I got this wonderful notification from Netgear that a new firmware was available that fixed critial issues. Great! Now I have no connectivity for the 2.4Ghz network. Thanks Netgear for crashing my network and web server accessibility. One of the suggestions was to disable the guest network, which seemed to resolve the issue. But, now I do not have a way for guests or clients to connect without giving access to internal network. What a crap experience this is.
Hi All,
If you are having issues with 2.4Ghz with the latest firmware and doing factory reset did not work, you may revert to firmware version v1.0.4.30.
You can download it in the link below:
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults
Actually I found that doing the factory reset installed version 1.0.5.48_1.1.79, which resolved the home network connection problem to the 2.4 GHz band for my wife's laptop and my wireless printer. Until we receive a notice that the bugs have been fixed in version 1.0.6.28_1.1.83, my advice is to stay away, especially if you have a complex WLAN setup. In that instance, be sure to document everything in writing before doing any firmware update, as another post indicated that backing up your current settings will NOT restore properly. So, in this instance, what's the point of even having the backup option, if a person can't restore their settings?
I'm having the same issue with my recently flashed R7000. Looks like the 2.4Ghz channel is dropping connections and won't seem to work again unless I perform a router reboot. Would appear to be a bug with the latest firmware update: 1.0.6.28_1.1.83. Can someone with Netgear look into this ASAP? Seeing all the other people on here reporting the same issue should warrant a fix or at least a roll back to a previously released version.
Netgear is aware of the issue and has pulled that release. If a hard reset to factory defaults and manual reconfigure does not help you, then downgrade to 1.0.4.30.
This is a problem.. Ever since I upgraded to the latest firmware (which it said for security reasons) I CONSTANTLY drop my wireless to all my devices. Can they solve this please....
I upgraded from 1.0.4.30 to 1.0.6.28_1.1.83 back in late January. Since that time, I've tried all the settings but my 2.4 main network can't be used by any device. The 2.4Ghz guest network is fine as are both 5Ghz networks.
Finally I got sick of it and downgraded back to 1.0.4.30 and all is well again.
Netgear, this is really disappointing. You are usually much better than this. It's not like it's particularly easy to post here yet there are 5 pages of people with this problem. I wonder how many separate customers with issues each post here represents? I won't be upgrading again anytime soon, that's for sure.
Will the release automatically invoke the Arlo function, or will there be an option to leave it off without having to drill down to find it? This should be a user choice option for those of us who do not have any Arlo devices.
