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Best firmware for R7000P?
What is the best firmware version for R7000P? After about 1 year of using my R7000P Nighthawk with no issues, all of a sudden 5Ghz decides to drop out 5-7 times a day. The logs show nothing of in...
Currently stuck using v1.3.0.20.
I've also had to switch some critcal devices to the 2.5GhZ network as I can't risk those devices continually dropped off on the 5GhZ network.
A real shame that this Netgear product has been a waste of hundreds of dollars :(
The R7000 is not known to have great firmware. I'd recommend manually installing version 1.0.9.42 firmware to the router, factory resetting it, and re-installing the router. And then disable auto-updates. This is the most stable version that we've found on these forums.
> Re: Best firmware for R7000P?
> The R7000 is not known [...]
What's wrong with this picture?
> [...] I'd recommend manually installing version 1.0.9.42 firmware to
> the router, [...]
I'd recommend against installing R7000 firmware in an R7000P.
THanks antinode !
> I'd recommend against installing R7000 firmware in an R7000P.
Wow, really?! I've never read or heard anything about this anywhere - you can really MIX firmware from one device to another???
> Wow, really?! I've never read or heard anything about this anywhere -
> you can really MIX firmware from one device to another???Generally, no. That's the principal reason for my recommendation.