Nighthawk R800P 1.4.2.84_1.3.42

[jhwy]

When I updated to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42 I had trouble accessinmg most web sites.  Is there a current form of Firmware that actually works?  I am put off by Netgear not dealing directly with me on this becasue router is greater than 90 days old!

[plemans]

Some were able to get it working fine by simply enabling IPv6. 

Some needed to downgrade firmware a version (or 2). 

Try the IPv6 and see if that works. 

[jhwy]

IPV6 is already enabled.  Has Netgear ever addressed this issue?

[plemans]

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@jhwy wrote:

IPV6 is already enabled.  Has Netgear ever addressed this issue?

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I haven't ever seen any official responses from netgear on it. 

But when the IPv6 doesn't help, many downgrade 

[jhwy]

That is waht I did in November.  Very frustrated with Netgear.

[plemans]

And did the downgrade work?

Understandable to be frustrated in netgear. But we're not netgear. This is the public help forum where members of the public help out. 

[jhwy]

Yes it did.  But I get prompts to upgarde that just tempt me.

[shadowsports]

Greetings @jhwy ,

Downgrade to 1.4.1.68.

I've thoroughly tested 1.4.2.84 update from unmodified 1.4.1.68, with and without IPv6 enabled/disabled.  Its flawed.  DNS resolution is broken.  Don't waste your time.

Wait for a hotfix or for the next release.  

[jhwy]

Thanks.  I think that update came out last August and they still haven't fixed and they don't tell people about the flaw. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh

[susanquinn]

Could someone give me quick instructions on how to upgrade firmware/downgrade? 

[plemans]

Pretty simple. 

You download the firmware you'd like from the support site and extract it. 

then follow the manual firmware update process but use the firmware you downloaded. 

https://kb.netgear.com/23960/How-do-I-manually-update-the-firmware-on-my-NETGEAR-router

(to get older version go to the downloads section for the router, then click on "+view previous versions")