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rstorms20
Aspirant
Jul 29, 2018
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Your favorite R7500v2 Firmware Version

Hi, I've been very frustrated with the last 3 updates for my R7500v2 Router. They drastically changed my ping speed and my network speed altogether. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am currently u...
  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Jul 30, 2018
    rstorms20 wrote:

    Hi, I've been very frustrated with the last 3 updates for my R7500v2 Router.

     

    Tried a factory reset after each firmware upgrade?

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 30, 2018
rstorms20 wrote:

Hi, I've been very frustrated with the last 3 updates for my R7500v2 Router.

 

Tried a factory reset after each firmware upgrade?

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rstorms20
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2018
I had that thought yesterday so I did a factory reset and it worked!! Thanks for responding. It definitely took care of my problems.
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    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 30, 2018

    That's good news. And yet some people still refuse to try it.

     

    Netgear should make this ppssibility clearer in the release notes.

    • rstorms20's avatar
      rstorms20
      Aspirant
      Jul 30, 2018
      I agree it should say something like "for best performance results do a factory reset after an update."

      I find this to be true for pretty much everything now days, especially smart phones and PC's.
      • myersw's avatar
        myersw
        Master
        Jul 30, 2018

        I always view the reset after an update as not needed in most cases, at least mine. THAT SAID, if there is an issue after the update then a reset is in order as things do seem to change that break old configurations. One important thing DO NOT use an old backup after a reset as you will put things back the way they were before the update.