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R6700 Losing ability to connect at 2.4Ghz
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I have an R6700 with the latest firmware (.36) on it. What has started happening since the last update is I will notice that all 2.4Ghz connections will drop off the connection list on the router. Then after a bit, anything trying to connect via 2.4 Ghz will see the SSID, attempt to connect but not get an IP address. If I reboot, it returns, but only for a while until it happens again, usually a couple of hours. What has changed is I have added a few more things (19 in total) that connect in the last week. I have done a hard reset, change the channel from auto to the best I can see via wifi tools for my area. Any help? I am losing my mind.
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Have not had a reoccurrence of the issue since the hot fix. Looks like it resolved the issue.
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Re: R6700 Losing ability to connect at 2.4Ghz
Mine was dropping every few minutes yesterday.
This morning, I turned off the 2.4 GHz guest network, and it hasn't dropped since. Of course, this is of some inconvenience to the guests we have this week.
It's so frustrating to have a higher-priced router that has begun to behave like a $19.99 Amazon special. 😞
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Re: R6700 Losing ability to connect at 2.4Ghz
I did try that. No love. Got my guest network back with Dd-wrt
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I've used dd-wrt before. Just kind of lazy today. 😁
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Seems that they are ignoring requests here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
I'm almost ready to flash with DD-WRT. I'll avoid Netgear in the future, for sure.
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Re: R6700 Losing ability to connect at 2.4Ghz
Hi All,
Please try this firmware. If same problem, report with your observation.
https://kb.netgear.com/000053180/R6700-Firmware-Version-1-0-1-38-Hot-Fix
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Hi All,
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.
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Re: R6700 Losing ability to connect at 2.4Ghz
Hi klpeters,
Any update on the hot fix firmware?
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Have not had a reoccurrence of the issue since the hot fix. Looks like it resolved the issue.
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Hi klpeters,
Thank you for confirming.
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