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R8000CRAP
Sep 11, 2021Follower
R8000 Band and speed issue
Since first day I bought this router is acting ramdomly weird. I had counteless problems with speed, tried "smart connect" which was even worst. I have security cameras conected on 2.4G onlyand and I...
plemans
Sep 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I've seen a few R8000's that don't play nicely with netgear armor.
I'd try installing version 1.0.4.28. Then do a factory reset. during the install, disable auto updates and try it.
Maybe yours is one of the few unlucky ones that struggle with armor.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r8000
What modem/gateway is it connected to?