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R8000 and assigning Qos priority
I'm hoping someone from Netgear watches this community, since they don't allow you to report bugs like this.
I work from home so I MUST use Qos. When I first started using this R8000 router, I...
michaelkenward wrote:
Did you reset the router to factory settings after the firmware flash?
New firmware sometimes introduces changes that are not compatible with the old configuration.
So while it isn't guaranteed to fix problems a factory reset is the first thing to try if you have issues with new firmware.
This is a nuisance because you then have to reconfigure the device all over again.
You can backup your settings before you reset and restore them later. But that may just bring back the fault. Then again, at least you will know if the reset fixed the problem.
Awesome!
I don’t always do a factory reset when I update firmware, but in this case, I did when I discovered the other issue that I’m dealing with. The twist, is that even though I was doing the factory reset, I was also using my saved config from before.
This time (today) I set everything back up from day 1, without using my backed up config, and the QoS priorities are now able to be saved. What a pain.
Thank you for helping!
AudioNutz wrote:
Oh! Good idea. The version on the device right now is V1.0.4.28_10.1.54
Did you reset the router to factory settings after the firmware flash?
New firmware sometimes introduces changes that are not compatible with the old configuration.
So while it isn't guaranteed to fix problems a factory reset is the first thing to try if you have issues with new firmware.
This is a nuisance because you then have to reconfigure the device all over again.
You can backup your settings before you reset and restore them later. But that may just bring back the fault. Then again, at least you will know if the reset fixed the problem.
AudioNutz wrote:
I would revert back and check, but a recent experience has me a but shy on that.
That's your call. Not knowing about that "recent experience" it is hard to tell if the security gains from recent firmware outweigh the hassle with QoS.
As this is a mission critical device, my inclination would be to see if I can find a device that does what I want, a router that supports QoS as I want to run it.
michaelkenward wrote:Did you reset the router to factory settings after the firmware flash?
New firmware sometimes introduces changes that are not compatible with the old configuration.
So while it isn't guaranteed to fix problems a factory reset is the first thing to try if you have issues with new firmware.
This is a nuisance because you then have to reconfigure the device all over again.
You can backup your settings before you reset and restore them later. But that may just bring back the fault. Then again, at least you will know if the reset fixed the problem.
Awesome!
I don’t always do a factory reset when I update firmware, but in this case, I did when I discovered the other issue that I’m dealing with. The twist, is that even though I was doing the factory reset, I was also using my saved config from before.
This time (today) I set everything back up from day 1, without using my backed up config, and the QoS priorities are now able to be saved. What a pain.
Thank you for helping!
AudioNutz wrote:
The twist, is that even though I was doing the factory reset, I was also using my saved config from before.Big mistake. That just runs the risk of bringing bugs back from the dead.