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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.
Hi All,
My router is running 1.0.6.28 and since last night I cannot get an external IP and therefor no Internet... Don't know if it's related but the router is basically useless.
Any ideas? Is it worth flashing back an older firmware? - 1.0.4.30?
The steps to downgrade FW as I understand are:
Power on the Router
Wait several seconds
Hold down Reset for approx 5
Connect to 192.168.1.1
Flash Firmware 1.0.4.30
The Router will reboot
Wait until Router has completed initialising
Hold down Reset for another 5 seconds approx.
manually re-enter settings.
Is that all?
If I can fix this without flashing an older firmware I would prefer too, but not sure how as even entering a static ISP IP Address doesn't work. (I have Fibre)
Thanks.
No you cant use a backup, that will mess things up. If you downgrade or upgrade its best to set up manually. Yes its a pain but using a backup file can bring in possible conflicts from previous firmwares. Same as some other routers so that's how it is. I have a lot of settings but make a word document or something with them all on, then just copy and paste the ones you can. I use full 256 bit encryption with 10 devices using address reservation, a VPN etc, and it takes me the time to to know the jobs done properly and that can be 30 minutes plus. That way I know I have no corruption or latent bugs or settings from previous firmware.
No worries thanks - I edited the post as I did further reading and all advised not to import the settings.. Bummer...
So would you suggest the issue with the WAN port is due to the firmware? No other fix then a FW downgrade?
Did the WAN port problem just start after upgrading to 1.0.6.28? Or did you have it running fine for a while and suddenly stopped? Do you have a light on the R7000 for the WAN connection? Perhaps there is a cable issue between the R7000 and your modem.
If you upgraded to 1.0.6.28, sis you do a hard reset to factory defaults followed by a manual reconfig? If not, I would try that first before downgrading.
Also, if at all possible, try connecting directly to your modem to see if possibly your ISP is actually responsible.
Hi,
just happened for the first time last night, in saying that I have been getting a lot more frequent drop outs over the last couple days. There is a link light however it is amber, when logging into the router (I don't use a modem) the issue I can see is that there is no External IP (ISP) When I bypass the router the Internet works fine, no WiFi and port forwarding though.
I've only had the modem for a couple months, when I first set it up it downloaded the latest FW. Been running fine since.
- I found turning the router off pulling the power plug and then the power lead from the back of the router for about ten minutes stopped my wan port drops, no idea why, but it does.
A user a while back finally found out that his power brick must have been bad. He had various dropouts and such and a replacement router did not help. On a whim, he tried a new power brick and the problem went away.
