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R7000 keeps dropping wifi connection
Hi, I have a Netgear R7000 router which I purchased 4 months ago. Recently it has been dropping the wifi connection intermittantly which seems to be getting worse, which is really annoying when try...
Hi Garyr51,
Try to reset the router to factory default and reconfigure it manually. Change the channel of both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.
Hi PChell,
If your device is D7000, I would suggest posting it under DSL modem.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/DSL-Modems-Routers/bd-p/home-dsl-modems-routers
Hi Everyone,
I am "glad" to see that I am not the only one with this issue. I've had the R7000 for several years with no issues until about a week ago. The WiFi keeps dropping for no apparent reason. The broadcast goes to zero for several seconds, then it comes back. It is long enough to make webpages time out, downloads fail, and induce buffering issues on streaming. On my mobile phone, it will switch data from WiFi to cellular, then go back to WiFi when the signal comes back. I was on an older version of the firmware so I updated to the current version, but it makes no difference. This is definitely an issue with the router.
Last night I analyzed the WiFi signals around my house and changed the channels to less used ones, but that made no difference either. This issue has happened with both the current firmware and the one previous. I am on V 1.0.7.6_1.1.99 right now, and I live in the USA.