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R8000P dropping wifi connection
Hello, I own a Nighthawk X6S (R8000P) and I've been having an ongoing issue where after I've been surfing via wifi for some time the wifi connection will remain active however there is no data up/dow...
So I updated to Firmware V1.4.0.10 5 days ago. So far no internet drops :smileyhappy:
Haven't tried installing my USB hardrive to see if network storage works again. Just updating everyone.
Folks I suggest trying to disable the 5 GHZ band and only use 2.4 GHZ. This issue is on the 7000 model as well and when I made this change I haven't had any resets since. Netgear needs to figure out the issue and get this fixed ASAP!
You're kidding right? This is an ac4000 triband router. We spent what we spent on it for a reason. If I just want single 2.4 I can dig out my old wireless g dlink...
I mean I appreciate the suggestion and all, but if this expensive brick doesn't work unless you disable some of the main advertised features, that's not actually a solution, is it?
I mean I appreciate the suggestion and all, but if this expensive brick doesn't work unless you disable some of the main advertised features, that's not actually a solution, is it?