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StaticFX
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Nov 20, 2020
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Nighthawk R7000 wifi dropping

Yeah, its getting old.. but really I have had no issues until recently. I upgraded firmware to the latest... and now it just randomly stops the wifi signal. You can see the SID, hit connect and it wo...
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Andrew_G_
Aspirant
Dec 15, 2020

StaticFX I can probably move it about 15 feet closer but I suspect the main problem is my property layout. My garage is attached (pretty much in front of my house) and is solid brick. Even then the signal would still need to go through the house wall and 2 layers of brick (the back garage wall and the front garage wall). If I had to guess total distance, I'd say it would be about 30 away feet at that point.The only way I could get it any closer would be placing it in the garage, but then I probably wouldn't have connectivity inside the house.

I forgot to mention, I've seen other posts that mention disabling smart connect and the 20/40 MHz Coexistence. I previously turned off smart connect which didn't help (still off), and just today disabled the 20/40. I've also seen posts about turning off QoS which has also always been off.

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Andrew_G_
Aspirant
Dec 15, 2020

plemans/StaticFX  - are there any known security vulnerabilities with downgrading to that really old firmware? I feel like it would be more susceptible.

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    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 15, 2020

    there's always that chance using older firmware. 

    the thing with netgear is this device was released in 2013 and has gotten numerous updates. 

    Out of all consumer networking gear I recieved, this has gotten more updates than all my other devices combined. 

    Netgear updates firmware/security a lot more than other. Half of the devices I have from other companies haven't gotten a single firmware upgrade.