Trial Firmware for me too please. DHCP assignment issues on RS700 are not fixed with the October release 1.0.9.16_2.0.106. Options also seems skimpy in the configuration settings. Thanks!!

Hi Overtkill I have sent you a private message. Please kindly check it when you have a moment.

What brand and model# ISP Modem or ONT do you have? What DHCP assignement issue are you seeing? On the RBRs web page? What devices are you setting up with IP address reservations? IF any? Any conflicts in IP address between two devcies or more? Trial FW is for WAN side issues with ONT systems.

Any progress and feedback on this? Overtkill wrote: DHCP assignment issues on RS700 are not fixed with the October release 1.0.9.16_2.0.106.

My answer is directed solely at the Netgear Rep. on these forums. Seems like a DHCP issue on the LAN side (Where's the lease time setting for this router??). Every week without fail, PC's will boot up with no Internet access through the RS700, requiring another reboot of each PC. Ethernet on my PC, which has seen this issue, is an Intel i226-V wired adapter on the motherboard. No issues with 2 older Netgear routers tried. RS700 has been updated to current firmware in October (1.0.9.16_2.0.106), reset and reconfigured several times as well. No changes. Adding machines (PC) to a reservation doesn't help. Devices on my LAN are mainly streaming, 2 phones and a tablet, 1 XBox (almost never used) and of course, several hand built PC's. Which are all on reservations at this point. No address conflicts exist at all. I am an admin BTW. ONT is a Calix, 711, possibly a 712 series. I would have to open the box outside. No issues there either. I have tested connectivity separately with a laptop to the Ethernet cable, and found no issues on that side. Issue remains with the router. Cable also tests good and excellent quality on the link across the wire from my closet to the outside. (Cat-7 Analyzer tested.) PC's tested with another router while being bumped offline, connectivity works when another router (AX12) is dropped into the RS700's place. I used the same configuration on both, and the RS700 started working again after a reboot. I've had my share of buggy routers from Netgear over the past number of years. The last one would overheat out of the box (AX12), thus failing at random and requiring a secondary fan blowing on the router constantly to keep it cool enough to operate. Same behavior with the replacement I received. So I bought this RS700 to replace the last one, figuring the Flagship model might work as expected. Which still has this issue regardless of the firmware I have tried to date. If this isn't resolved, I'll likely jump ship with Netgear as a brand. I am tired of buying EXPENSIVE buggy routers. And I have been a loyal customer for over 25 years, installing many switches and routers for customers as well. Some of us expect better hardware for our money.

Is IPv6 enabled on the RS router? Do you have native IPv6 support with the ISP? What driver version is being used on the Intel ethernet adapter?

DHCP assignment issues on RS700 are not fixed

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 24, 2026
FYI:

NOTICE: New - RS700S Firmware Version 1.0.11.6 Released | NETGEAR Communities
Overtkill
Aspirant
Apr 26, 2026
Way to assume. Nope. The only new driver released was for the wireless card. Not the 226v. And my 226v had the issue again this morning. I have been working directly with WarmHelp_NTGR on this matter and will post details here when I know its fixed.
- FURRYe38
  Guru - Experienced User
  Apr 26, 2026
  There is new drivers for the ethernet card which I have installed:
  
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15084/intel-ethernet-adapter-complete-driver-pack.html
  
  Have you tried this driver?
  
  Been working for me.
  - Overtkill
    Aspirant
    Apr 27, 2026
    Yep. The 31.1 archive for 2.5gb and others, does not contain a newer driver than the one I was already using from October. The file time and date stamps are from 2025, with only the readme file as changed/updated, So, I'll try again when Intel actually releases something for these adapters. I discovered this not long after release. The only update I found for any of my hardware was for the KillerWifi on the laptop, that also exhibited this issue. I installed the driver to this machine 2 weeks back, and this past Saturday, it did not show the issue. Sunday, I installed the newest Beta firmware on the RS700 as well. So waiting again for Saturday. I sure as HELL would like to know what/why this occurs on this regular of a schedule. I'd love to see the code or what is governing this schedule. If they would start there, they'd find the problem.

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DHCP assignment issues on RS700 are not fixed