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Re: Why my router jumped to a wrong time (R8000)?
Well I am on V1.4.2.84_1.3.42 I noticed 1.4.3.88_1.3.50 is available so I will update but still. NTP wasn't broken was it? Can't find any actual release notes for their updates, netgear's "Securit...
Oh haha yup thanks, I do have the R8000P.
And even after the firmware update I'm getting same error when attempting to switch to an external NTP server. Weird
"Warning: The Router failed to connect to NTP server, please check your Internet connectivity or try another NTP server"
It's not a big deal I am fine using Netgears NTP for now but I had noticed somehow my timezone got changed so I was attempting to switch it to external. Also because I've been having issues and needing to reboot the R8000P every so often, wifi and all connectivity just dies on it.
I'm sending all logs now so will keep a closer eye on whats going on when everythings drops offline randomly once every week or month or so
I recommend a factory reset and setup from scratch after loading FW.