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R7000 New Firmware 1.0.6.28 released
New Features: Supports Arlo camera. Set up the R7000 as an Arlo base station and connect an Arlo camera to the R7000 without needing an extra base station.. Bug Fixes: Fixes the issue in which ...
If you are going backwards in release number you might still have them (that is from one of the older recalled beta's). However there is NO guarantee they will work. In cases like that you have to RESET the router and then re-apply manually your setting for proper operation.
If you are moving up from and older official release, like V1.0.4 or older you don't need to reset the router but it is advised. In this case I'd give it a try, have any problems, reset and re-enter is the first thing to try. DO NOT load saved settings from any other version into a new one. That seems to be asking for trouble these days.
I tried on chrome, Firefox, Edge and internet Explorer all with resetting all browser settings. Also tried through windows 7 and Windows 10.
Edit: the same router becomes accessible in my PC if I change it to wireless AP mode from router mode. So it has to be the router.
Just to update and help others who are not able to login to the router:
I TRIED 5 HARD RESETS WITH THE ROUTER TRYING TO OPEN THE LOGIN PAGE ON MY PC CONNECTED VIA LAN CABLE BUT IT JUST REFUSED TO WORK IN WINDOWS 7 AS WELL AS WINDOWS 10. FINALLY I DOWNLOADED A BOOTABLE LINUX OS AND BOOTED MY PC FROM IT AND VOILA IT WAS ABLE TO ACCESS THE ROUTER WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. SO THE REAL ISSUE LIES BETWEEN THE R7000 AND WINDOWS OS WITH NETGEAR BEING AT FAULT.
If Linux could access after a fresh install, I am sure a fresh install of windows would also have succeeded
Maybe you just messed up your IP and network setup without even understanding it!
Reading through your posts, you should have connected to the router through WAN port not LAN! It is well described in manual and over internet for most routers...
Also, in such scenarios, you must physically disconnect all LAN cables from PC and router and only keep one cable from router WAN port to PC LAN port
Most PCs have 2 LAN ports, so ensure you use teh correct adapter network range
Finally, maybe your PC adapter was not on the 192.168.1.1 (255.255.255.0) sub, to which the router defaults after reset
It can be also you're assigning DHCP through PC or have messed you Windows IPv4 config
mmmh...
Connected the PC to the WAN port of the router? Never tried that, and I wonder how he would be able to surf the net if connected that way...
If his IP network was messsed up, please explain how he can surf the net. I'd like to see a IPCONFIG /ALL please
If his IP address (computer side) is 192.168.1.1 I wonder how he can surf the net...
If it's DHCP configured, then again, IPCONFIG /ALL
