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R7000 stopped accepting wifi connections.(V1.0.11.126)
R7000 stopped accepting wifi connections.(V1.0.11.126) The router is setup with one wired PC, and wifi just for the guest acct (cell phones, laptops). The non-guest wifi SSID broadcast is disable...
After trying several different setting changes the wifi still refused connections.
I downgraded the FW to V1.0.11.110, performed an ERASE, manually reconfigured, and the wifi is working normally again.
I'll post if it fails again.
tns wrote:
..performed an ERASE,That isn't a term that I recognise. Is it what Netgear calls a factory reset?
The user manual describes both the hard button reset, and the ERASE function in the GUI (under advanced->backup), as a return to factory settings. If there is any difference, I'd like to know. This router is in the attic, so using the hard reset is a chore.
I had a look at that 'Erase' function and yes it does indeed exist, but I think it's primarily supposed to revert settings saved in backup, back to factory settings.
Fact is, no one should have to keep factory or hard resetting their router. Either there's an ISP, environmental or router issue.
You wouldn't think it reading the mountain of threads on this forum from folks complaining about the R7000 router, but there are plenty of us who have no problems with it at all. Personally, I refuse to believe it's entirely a router issue, moreover, I think it's environmental issues coupled with possible incorrect ISP settings, poorly placed routers limiting router WiFi and in many of cases, out of date firmware, though in your case, you say you're on the latest firmware release.
If I kept having multiple issues with my 3rd party router, I'd dump it and buy a different version or brand, or use a ISP supplied router (if they supply one).
