After what happened to me earlier, I always now do a clean install every time and manually put in my settings instead of loading from a save. So far so good.
Basically hold the Reset button in with a toothpick for over half a minute. This should wipe everything and set it to factory default. Once you go back to your browser it should ask you some basic setup questions including the initial password. It will also ask to update to the latest firmware, and I update it. Then I do NOT load any settings, I manually put them in by hand on each part of the router I want to change. Since I started doing that, I have had no issues.
I'm having the same issue. WIFI signal drops randomly after I updated to 1.0.2.78. I am currently on 1.0.2.68 as that was the stable version that worked for me to roll back to. I have had zero problems after going back to .68.
Based on other forums and these, 1.0.2.78 is unstable and causing problems. Don't update to it!
I'm using router mode FYI but I would assume it would be the same for AP mode in WIFI.
Exacly the same issue. Simply unusable as an AP with 1.0.2.78. Downgrade to 1.0.2.68 was the only help! - Sad, Netgear was once a so well hard- and software developer!
It might help pinpoint some commonality between who's got problems and who doesn't. Myself, I'm still on .68, I probably haven't rebooted or touched the router at all since that update came out.
Beyond router or AP mode setup, what other types of options are being used, whether you are having problems or no problems ...
- UNPNP on?
- Remote Management on?
- attaching USB devices like HDD's, USB sticks etc? (2.0, or 3.0?)
- using DFS channels for 5GHZ?
- ISP no-login (cable) or PPPOE/L2TP/PPTP (DSL and others)?
- using VPN?
- MU-MIMO ?
- Beamforming ?
- HT160?
- QOS?
- Anything else turned on/off, over and above just picking SSID name, passwords and channels?
When rollling back to a previous firmware version, any idea on what to do when you get this error: Please assign the correct file. The file format is *.img
When going to the product download page, .chk files are what comes in the compressed file.
When rollling back to a previous firmware version, any idea on what to do when you get this error: Please assign the correct file. The file format is *.img
Firmware for the R7800 always comes as an .img file. If you have got something else, it isn't for the R7800.
Netgear does use .chk files, but not for the R7800.
Excuse my typo. I meant to put R7000. I've gone to the correct product page and selected another "stable" firmware version only to be met with the aforementioned error message. This thread may be for a different model but my issue is the same.
@RedHere wrote: Excuse my typo. I meant to put R7000.
Always helps to know what we are talking about. That's a different device.
This conversation is all about the R7800. You might do better to start your own question and not hitch a ride on the end of something completely different.
The firmware on the support pages for the R7000 will also come in the right flavour.
Download the zip file, extract the firmware (a .chk file) and install it:
I do understand that this thread is for a different device but I'm experiencing the same wifi drops stated after applying this 1.2.0.76 firmware update. As a result, I have gone to the downloads page for my R700 device and downloaded the 1.0.2.68 firmware and attempted to roll back to that version following the same steps outlined in the link you've provided but was met with the error message of needing an .img when the download give a .chk. (I've even reset my device) I went further to see of that issue had a thread (which there is more than one) but it offered no solution. Please excuse the fact that I commented on a thread that doesn't pair exactly with my device but a solution is all I'm seeking to get stable wifi back to my home.
The solution is to stop running broken firmware and getting broken updates from the vendor. Solution: Install DD-WRT and say good bye to the broken Netgear firmware story.
