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R7000P 5gHz drops out, comes back
My New Netgear 7000P WIFI router randomly quits transmitting the 5gHz signal. I've tried factory resets, various firmare from 1.3.2.124 up to 1.3.3.142 Hot Fix, with factory resets and no success. I...
Blowing a fan on it was the trick. I might by a small USB fan to place under it powered by the front panel USB jack. I'm planning to go back to most recent firmware, 1.3.3.142 since I subscribe to NetArmor security on the hub.
Blowing a fan on it was the trick. I might by a small USB fan to place under it powered by the front panel USB jack. I'm planning to go back to most recent firmware, 1.3.3.142 since I subscribe to NetArmor security on the hub.
Hope it stays stable for you!
Putting the R7000P on blocks is the answer. I even installed the most recent firmware, 1.3.3.142 Hotfix and not a single drop out.
All the firmware and resets likely just seem to work because they allow it to stop transmitting long enough to cool down and work for a bit. Maybe some firmware produces less heat. If the top cover had vents over the radios, that would likely help. I might drill my own.
Glad to hear that has it working!
Sucks that its a heat issue. Tends to signal a hardware starting to fail......
I don't thinks that it's hardware starting to fail. Just that the R7000P processer is too much for the original heat sink design. Drilled 52 holes in the top, can feel the heat rolling out and no issue since then. The design uses thermal pads to connect the processor RF shield to the heat sink, maybe the pads are too low of heat flux.