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wedgef5
Mar 21, 2020Initiate
R7000 spotty 5G performance
I've had a R7000 for a few months now. Initially, everything was pretty good performance-wise. Recently, though, we've started having a problem where some devices on the 5G network have good throughp...
- Mar 21, 2020
The R7000 has had major firmware issues. the agreed upon stable version is the .42 version of the firmware.
downgrade to that over a hardwired connection, factory reset the router afterwards and then manually install. don't install from a a backup configuration.
Try that and see if it helps
jd5
Mar 29, 2020Aspirant
Forgive me...I want to try the fix...how do I go about "downgrade to that over a hardwired connection, factory reset the router afterwards and then manually install. don't install from a a backup configuration" ??
your help is much appreciated. Thaks
plemans
Mar 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
when you're installing, don't use a backup. just do a standard manual install.