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salm82
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Feb 14, 2020
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router keeps rebooting itself

hi. ever since the new firmware update, my router keeps rebooting itself or my connection pauses for a few minutes until i switch the router off/on. i know it's the router because when i try to get i...
  • labatt's avatar
    Feb 14, 2020

    Yes you can go back to old firmware. Folks suggest the .42 version. 

    Go here to get the firmware and a user guide. Put in your router model.

    https://www.netgear.com/support/download/default.aspx

    On the firmware down load selection click on the purple icon on lower right. That will display the older versions. Read in the user guide how to do a manual install of the firmware using an Ethernet attached PC/MAC rather then doing over wireless. The manual method is the only one that is pretty much going to install firmware without issue.