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tjvrulz
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May 20, 2021
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R8000P - Random bandwidth drop on devices connected over WiFi

I have a Netgear Nighthawk R8000P running V1.4.1.68_1.3.28 . Recently my WiFi connected devices (both on 2.4G and 5G) are randomly suffering from loss of bandwidth. The router is currently in "Router...
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    plemans
    May 20, 2021

    Try installing version 1.4.1.42 of the firmware to the router. Then do a factory reset and clean install (by clean, don't use a backup). then disable auto updates and try it for a bit .

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
May 20, 2021

Try installing version 1.4.1.42 of the firmware to the router. Then do a factory reset and clean install (by clean, don't use a backup). then disable auto updates and try it for a bit .

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tjvrulz
Tutor
May 20, 2021

Thanks for your suggestion plemans . I found the 1.4.1.42_1.3.4 firmware on the router support page and have installed it. WIll monitor it for 2 to 3 days and see if this resolves the issue.