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R8000 FW 1.0.3.4
It looks like Netgear have in fact abondoned the R8000, while they still seem to support the R7000! Disgusted, I guess the next move is Asus.
The IP6 issue is a joke!
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is this legits andw hts new
seems legits. Below is the change log:
Bug Fixes & Enhancements:
- Fixes the WIN10 Edge and IE11 web browser issue.
- Fixes the Telefonica IPTV crash issue by disabling the CTF in PPPoE mode when IPTV/VLAN is enabled.
- Supports ReadyCloud.
- Supports AP mode detection.
- Supports IPv6 6rd.
- Supports 802.11d
I do not know a lot about the newer router functionality, so please excuse me if this question seems ignorant... will the IPv6 6rd in the release help to stabilize my Nighthawk's connectivity to the internet? Maybe I am going out on a wild goose chase in trying to find that silver bullet that will address the seemingly sporadic and inexplicable internet drops that I get while trying to watch Netflix in the evening, while my kids are gaming?
I often end up unplugging my Samsung SmartTV and rebooting the Nighthawk router and 15 minutes later, can resume watching & playing.... I do only have 6 up and 2 down ISP service where I live, so maybe it has to do with that, but honestly, don't hit the 6 download limit much, if ever....
Just want to be a happy cord-cutter from cable & satellite.... and I know it will probably take a firmware update to both the Nighthawk and the TV, combined with the proper configuration on the router & ISP service.... just not there yet....
Kadian78 wrote:is this legits andw hts new
Forgive me BUT!
I'd assume since you're on this forum you'd know how to manually check for updates. Why would post is this Legit? Since your're already logged in it would take less than 20 seconds to check the support/downloads for the R8000 and answer your question(s). A post saying thank you would had been a logical response if you felt you had to comment.
my apologies i assumed it was some new beta firmware like i have seen posted under a previous fimware thread, it was a link to a chinese ftp server for netgear, shanme it hasnt been pushed to ftp servers yet, and thank you for posting.
My R8000 worked great with my USB Flash drive plugged in. Now since updating to the new firmware it is no longer seen. Actually no computer on my network is seen by the R8000 now. What setting did the new Firmware change to make it invisable to all computers and USB flash drive attached to it? What should I be looking for in the settings?
Hi Falcon,
Please check the post below for our responses in your inquiry.
Regards,
JamesGL
Community TeamHow come this FW is not coming up from the FW updating option in the R8000's UI (192.168.1.1)?
- Just tried the same test with a USB 2.0 media share and 1TB drive mostly just to prove a point. Already knew what would happen. It stutters miserably through the R8000 but when it's on any other Dona server on my net it is fine. I've tried it with OS X using Kodi on a mini, OSX using A DLNA server app on a Mac Pro, and Kodi Linux on a laptop. Hope this gets fixed soon...
Jvaillancourt Do you still unable to see the ReadyCloud option?
scrufy, Roy2001 Did you guys try the hard reset after firmware upgrade?
Check if you have "Enabled 20/40 MHz Coexistence" selected.
I gave up and just plugged the drive into my Kodi server running on an old Linux laptop.
The readyshare has issues. Now the drive streams hd 1080p movie files just fine in mkv or mp4 using usb 2 on Kodi and dlna and that laptop is at least 5 years old. usb 3 on ready share just stutters and is basically unusable for dlna. Once I disabled ready share I have the 2.4 channel usable again. So.. I'd surmise that it is a bug. Doesnt look like it has much attention so could be awhile if it gets addresed.
I am surprised there is no firmware update for more than half year. dd-wrt copy/write speed is not as good as netgear firmware, but I have 4T/5T hard drive connnected to R8000, I lost wifi a few minutes after I reboot the router. It is really easy to reproduce the bug...
Well, I've had enough. Months and no visible effort to fix this. The broken firmware is still linked even though it has a very obvious, repeatable bug.
Last Netgear product for me I guess. This was a current flagship product when I first reported it.
I'll never understand why there is such a consumer expectation double standard when it comes to software.
Would you tolerate buying a car and the stereo doesnt work? How about the lights?
I'm an engineer and write my own tools at work in several languages so I do have a little insight.
oh forgot to mention, there is also a bug in changing the 5 ghz channels. I went open source months ago though and will leave it that way until my next router purchase.
Netgear has abandoned R8000? The old R7000 got the firmware update recently but no R8000 update for 7 months.
Ya, it's pretty sad, I've had a pretty bad experience with my R8000 so far, it's quite unstable, especially compared to my previous (non netgear) AC1900 router.
This is my first, and last Netgear from the looks of it, unless Netgear can pull a rabbit out of its behind and give us some amazingly stable and feature rich firmware soon.
I suffer from the known ipv6 issue with PPPoE where the router won't issue a ipv6 address on the LAN. There is a long thread about it on the ZEN Internet forums. It does seem specific to Zen Internet PPPoE connections. Negear have tried fixing this for the R7000 and have issued beta firmware for users affected to try to resolve it. There is no such help for R8000 users.
It looks like Netgear have in fact abondoned the R8000, while they still seem to support the R7000! Disgusted, I guess the next move is Asus.
The IP6 issue is a joke!
Any updates on when a newer firmware will become available?
Netgear has ignored these issues and actually fixed some of the same things wrong on the 7000 series months ago.
Yes, for whatever reason, They seem to have abandoned the 8000. The really bad part is that some of the advertised features like readyshare are not functional.
An example of one big fat bug is that when Readyshare is enabled then the 2.4 channel stops functioning. There is a list of bugs that are out there in this thread and others.
None of the problems have been addressed except by the fan boys here in the forums that say "contact netgear support, they will help you"... umm, no, they don't won't and apparently "can't".
I started reporting my personal findings a year ago. Even got out my work network analyzer and forwarded the results of a few things to Netgear when they did answer my ticket, but that ticket just got dropped, like the one after that.
I went open source long ago on my Nighthawk, and when it finally fails I will be going with a differnt brand. I don't feel too happy about spending almost the most you can on a home device to get the VPN etc.. features I need for work, only to find out it's support and abilities are less than a $99 generic box.
I'll remember this one for a long time. Crappy company with abysmal support.
