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bbarahi
Aspirant
Oct 11, 2018
Solved

R7000 Latest Firmware V1.0.9.42_10.2.44 broke wifi

Hello Everyone,   My R7000 router just got updated to firmware version V1.0.9.42_10.2.44. When I checked the wifi speed after the update, it's fluctuating and very slow (sometimes in the range of...
Firmware
  • chert's avatar
    chert
    Oct 12, 2018

    Always do a hard reset (paper clip thingy) after every firmware upgrade and manually enter all your settings. Your problems should be solved.

     

    Backing up your current settings and loading them to your new firmware won't work and you will just have the same problems.

     

    Actually, I recommend doing a hard reset every time you want to change any setting in your router. I know its tedious to reset and manually input your old settings and the new ones that you want to try out but that's the only way to maintain the performance of this router for longer periods of time.

     

    If you finally notice any performance degredation over time, then it is again time to do a hard reset and manually enter again all of your settings even if you don't have plans to upgrade/downgrade your firmware. Always manually enter your settings through the web browser interface (not Genie app) and don't content yourself in loading just a backup. You will encounter problems with the performance of your router.

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Retired_Member
Oct 12, 2018
Same issue here, the solution is so redicilous that if I have to hard reset it one more time it’s going out of the window that’s for sure. Fix it netgear!!!!! It’s 2018 and nobody should have to reenter data twice!
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myersw
Master
Oct 12, 2018
Retired_Member wrote:
Same issue here, the solution is so redicilous that if I have to hard reset it one more time it’s going out of the window that’s for sure. Fix it netgear!!!!! It’s 2018 and nobody should have to reenter data twice!

One of the reasons I sold my r8000 and r8000p. Firmware done correctly, there would be no need for a reset and reconfig after a firmware update except in rare cases where a major change was done to the firmware. Guess the engineers do not use these at home with a complicated configuration or they would change. My Asus rt-ac86u did not require reset after a firmware upgrade for example so it can be done. 

 

Netgear used to be my go to vendor, no more nor would I recommend.