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PanoWest
Guide
Jul 14, 2021

Upgraded firmware and now cannot join EA games

Nighthawk R7000 Firmware update (latest) 1.0.11.123   I had been using update version 1.0.9.88 and everything was fine. Now after the update to 1.0.11.123, I cannot join an EA server to play (Batt...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 14, 2021

Try downgrading all the way to 1.0.9.42

then do a factory reset and a reinstall. don't use a backup configuration

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PanoWest
Guide
Jul 14, 2021

OK, if I understand this correctly, you mean downgrade the nighthawk firmware to 1.0.9.42.

Then do the reset of holding the little button in for 10 seconds again.

Then try the router again.

 

Not much on the network end of things, hopefully I got it right.

Trying it now.

 

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    PanoWest
    Guide
    Jul 15, 2021

    Ok, didnt work.  :smileysad:

     

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jul 15, 2021

      And nothing else is having an issue? 

       

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        PanoWest
        Guide
        Jul 15, 2021

        not that I can tell. Just this one issue happened right after upgrading the router firmware. I guess I have no alternative but to reinstall Windows? Really hate to do that but I cannot find anything wrong in the PC itself.