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R7000 Firmware upgrade to V1.0.7.6
I downloaded and applied the recent firmware update V1.0.7.6_1.1.99. All seemed to go well, except after logging on to the router, the older version is still shown as V1.0.4.30_1.1.67 and the I see ...
Downloaded again and re-flashed. Now the router screen shows the proper version and no indication of an available update.
After installing the v1.0.7.6 firmware as described, my router repeatedly drops and reboots. It did not do this before the firmware upgrade. I re-installed the firmware thinking that it somehow did not complete successfully. I have used both the routerlogin.net web administration and Netgear Genie app to troubleshoot. I attempted the factory reset thinking it might reset to older firmware (it does not). Has anyone else experienced this unacceptable behavior? I thought it was a great router. Who knew a firmware upgrade would turn it into crap?
Follow-up: For those that might experience the same problem (spontaneous rebooting), I was able to fix it (I hope). I went back and installed the original firmware (1.0.4...). The spontaneous reboot continued to occur. I upgraded each version firmware until I got back to V1.0.7.6. The problem seems to have gone away.