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Cyrric
Aspirant
Jan 13, 2022

R8000 Updated to 1.0.4.76_10.1.82

Today, I updated from 1.0.4.68_10.1.75 to 1.0.4.76_10.1.82 on my R8000 WiFi Router. After the update was complete, I noticed that my desktop PC, that is directly connected to my router through a netw...
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Cyrric
Aspirant
Jan 13, 2022

Thanks for the reply, FURRYe38!

 

I did not factory reset the router after upgrading the firmware. I had never had to do that before and to be honest, I pretty much use the router as is straight out of the box. It's in the middle of my workday at the moment, but this evening, I'll upgrade the firmware and factory reset to see if that solves the problems.

 

Thanks again!

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 13, 2022

Try enabling ipv6

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    Cyrric
    Aspirant
    Jan 13, 2022

    Thank you for the reply plemans. I will try enabling IPV6 when I do my testing. There seems to be several 'Internet Connection Types' to choose from on the IPv6 page. I'm assuming Auto Detect would suffice to use?

     

    Thanks!

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jan 13, 2022

      try the auto detect. after it setups up ipv6, then reboot the devices and router. 

      See if that helps.