Fvs318gv2 connectivity issues

Firmware 4.3.4-1 just released; for me I still get 5-10 mins of connectivity before it fails.

Check this out:  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Managed-Switches/FVS318Gv2-Connectivity-Issues-with-Firmware-4-3-3-8/td-p/1121100

I just installed the firmware, followed all the directions rebooted via the gui before installing, I verified that the firmware "took"

Then I replugged in the modem and after about five minutes the internet light went out... again...I could ping the router but the gui was unresponsive... Same thing that's been happening all along...

So I thought, that I'd unplug/replug the router and reboot via the gui to see if it woud "stick" Well... It did sorta.  I was messing around with some settings.  I changed the WAN upload/download from 1gbps to 100mbps, and instead of the default mac address, I entered the mac address of my computer.

Well, I think I might have changed too much, becaues this is weird.  After rebooting the GUI, I had an ip and I could ping google.com, but the internet wasn't working.

So I went in and changed the wan upload/download back to 1gbps, I switched the mac address to default, and for grins, I turned off the Enable DNS Proxy.  So far it's been up past the "20 minute mark" So I guess it's working now?  I'm afraid to repeat it as I haven't had this router hooked up for a couple weeks.

Ricky

Check this out:  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Managed-Switches/FVS318Gv2-Connectivity-Issues-with-Firmware-4-3-3-8/td-p/1121100

I just installed the firmware, followed all the directions rebooted via the gui before installing, I verified that the firmware "took"

Then I replugged in the modem and after about five minutes the internet light went out... again...I could ping the router but the gui was unresponsive... Same thing that's been happening all along...

So I thought, that I'd unplug/replug the router and reboot via the gui to see if it woud "stick" Well... It did sorta.  I was messing around with some settings.  I changed the WAN upload/download from 1gbps to 100mbps, and instead of the default mac address, I entered the mac address of my computer.

Well, I think I might have changed too much, becaues this is weird.  After rebooting the GUI, I had an ip and I could ping google.com, but the internet wasn't working.

So I went in and changed the wan upload/download back to 1gbps, I switched the mac address to default, and for grins, I turned off the Enable DNS Proxy.  So far it's been up past the "20 minute mark" So I guess it's working now?  I'm afraid to repeat it as I haven't had this router hooked up for a couple weeks.

Ricky

I just installed the firmware, followed all the directions rebooted via the gui before installing, I verified that the firmware "took"

Then I replugged in the modem and after about five minutes the internet light went out... again...I could ping the router but the gui was unresponsive... Same thing that's been happening all along...

So I thought, that I'd unplug/replug the router and reboot via the gui to see if it woud "stick" Well... It did sorta.  I was messing around with some settings.  I changed the WAN upload/download from 1gbps to 100mbps, and instead of the default mac address, I entered the mac address of my computer.

Well, I think I might have changed too much, becaues this is weird.  After rebooting the GUI, I had an ip and I could ping google.com, but the internet wasn't working.

So I went in and changed the wan upload/download back to 1gbps, I switched the mac address to default, and for grins, I turned off the Enable DNS Proxy.  So far it's been up past the "20 minute mark" So I guess it's working now?  I'm afraid to repeat it as I haven't had this router hooked up for a couple weeks.

Ricky

"and for grins, I turned off the Enable DNS Proxy"

I wonder if this is what did it.

I tried (no luck, although it held up for longer than usual); for those that also want to try, it is at

Network Configuration

LAN Setup

Edit VLAN Profile

Ugh... That stinks... For me this time, I upgraded the firmware, plugged in and turned on the modem, connection dropped in about 5 minutes. unplugged/plugged in FVS318 went into the web GUI, changed mac address to default (I used to spoof my desktop PC) disabled the DNS Proxy. rebooted via the GUI and unplugged/plugged in the cable modem and it "took"

I don't know which of the things I did to make it work... I'm sure I'll post again as soon as the power goes out.

Until then netgear called and remoted into my PC.  We spent over an hour and he couldn't get the syslogs to work either, so who knows.

Ricky

They are taking this seriously; now this is good news. I look forward to the day I am again using a Netgear firewall.It has been a long struggle, not yet over.