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R8500 Latest Firmware Version V1.0.2.154 Broke DNS!
Hello, the latest firmware version V1.0.2.154 for the R8500 router appears to have broken DNS! I have to refresh pages multiple times to get them to load. Attached is the most common error. DNS_PR...
Hi,
I have had the same DNS issue. I have wondered if it's related to Netgear moving away from OpenDNS for LPC? Anyway, I rolled back firmware version and that worked for 6 months. However last week my wifi suddenly stopped working. Factory reset etc, no devices would stay connected to the internet for more than a few minutes. I updated to the ....158 firmware version. Wifi now works fine, but the DNS issues are back. Unfortunately the only solution for me is to buy a new router and recommend anybody in the future to not buy a Netgear router. Their lack of support is terrible and feels predatory. This was an expensive router and I should have no need to upgrade it unless the hardware itself fails. It's all well and good to only offer support for new products, but when your firmware updates clearly break products there needs to be a channel for people to report it and get a response from Netgear.
Anybody have any recommendations for something similar to the R8500 that isn't Netgear?
Hi Can you Please share your experiece if you have upgraded to V1.0.2.158?
are you still facing the DNS Issue?
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/New-R8500-Firmware-Version-1-0-2-158-Released/m-p/2207270#M213158