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RS700 - new firmware version 1.0.7.96 released
Almost 9 months since the prior 1.0.7.86 firmware was released, Netgear issued 1.0.7.96 yesterday. However, all the release notes says is "enhanced stability" so no mention if it adds MLO, fixes the...
pL86 I agree... would love to see more details of what the "enhanced stability" addressed!!!
I got a new Rs700 on 12/20/24, it automatically updated to v1.0.7.86 during my initial setup. Things worked great for around 7 days, then all kinds of odd things started happening (duplicate IP's, corrupted Reservation Tables, Ignored Reservations, inaccessible Client Devices). Did a Factory Reset and tested Trial v1.0.7.93, but it didn't help. Dropped my old R6900v2 back into service: All other things being the same (ISP; Modem; AP's; Etc.), the R6900v2 has been rock-solid as before, so the variable is the Rs700.
I read some other threads with users having issues on v1.0.7.86, and didn't catch that v.1.0.7.96 came out, so I "just" wiped it clean this morning and went to v1.0.7.82. It's been up for 4 hours so far... fingers crossed 🤞
I'm subscribing to this thread in hopes of hearing other user's experiences here on v.1.0.7.96 going forward.
Would be curious to know how many Client Devices others have connected. We have around 80+- Devices, so not sure if that impacted my initial v1.0.7.86 experience.
Also, are Users seeing Beamforming Option at the bottom of Advanced > Advanced Settings > Wireless Settings???: I'm seeing it now in v1.0.7.82, but for the life of me, can't recall if it was in v1.0.7.86 🤔
I tried the new 1.0.7.96 and it fails. my Rs700 won't accept it.
Same issue. Fails one of the updates and reverts (after several minutes updating and rebooting). VERY irritating. Not super fond of the fact that NETGEAR pushes you to the community forum when the issue is on their side either. If any company pushes out an update that fails, you should not need a support contract to report or track that failure. I get that you cannot just ask them to help you, but the only way the issue gets fixed is for them to do something to the firmware code to fix it and for that they need to be aware of the issue and tracking it.
You'll need to reach out to NG support and ask for help and information from them. This is all beyond forum help.
Good Luck
gjblajian wrote:
Same issue. Fails one of the updates and reverts (after several minutes updating and rebooting). VERY irritating. Not super fond of the fact that NETGEAR pushes you to the community forum when the issue is on their side either. If any company pushes out an update that fails, you should not need a support contract to report or track that failure. I get that you cannot just ask them to help you, but the only way the issue gets fixed is for them to do something to the firmware code to fix it and for that they need to be aware of the issue and tracking it.
Unfortunately, for the RS700 series, Netgear has not lived up to its name or brand reliability over the years. I had the same issues others had, and an RMA was required, but even after that. This router for wifi 7 does not work at the level I would expect. I have noticed on this one and the previous one it doesn't hold the wifi 7 connection well and drops to a lower standard to often. seems buggy to me. which goes to the lack of router firmware updates one would expect from Netgear.
