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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...
downgrading is pretty easy.
the version I'd recommend would be version 1.0.9.42
I'd install it over a hardwired connection (not wifi/app).
to do so, download the firmware, extract it, and then just follow the manual firmware update process. Just use the firmware you downloaded.
here's where to get the firmware:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000.aspx
manual firmware update process:
https://kb.netgear.com/23960/How-do-I-manually-update-the-firmware-on-my-NETGEAR-router
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.