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R7000 2.4ghz not working but 5ghz is fine
Firmware 1.0.4.30 and 1.0.4.28 tried for weeks at a time.
Wireless devices connected to 5ghz band are all working perfectly and have been since i purchased this router at the beginning of June ...
Good news! We now have a production version of firmware that should resolve the 2.4 GHz issue, v1.0.5.64. You may download this firmware from our R7000 page here: http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults
As IrvSp correctly notes, this version of firmware fixes the 2.4 GHz issue and reinstates the new features, such as Kwilt, Smart Connect, and WiFI Transmit Power Control. It does not support Arlo. We hope to have a beta version that supports Arlo in the next two weeks.
We welcome any feedback you provide on this new firmware, and appreciate your patience as we resolved these issues. Thank you all for supporting the R7000 and NETGEAR!
LeftCoast - can you go to speedtest.net and run three tests on each if your Ethernet, 2.4ghz, and 5ghz connections. One of the versions I tested was staple on 2. 4ghz but it's Ethernet speed was about 2 percent of expectation.
KazzMANIA - No difference between ethernet, 2.4ghz and 5ghz. Here are the results using my Surface Pro 3 for wireless at 2.4 and 5 ghz and a desktop for ethernet. Again, I am using version 1.0.5.48_1.1.79. I turned off 2.4 ghz on router to force the Surface Pro to go to 5ghz.
Ethernet Down 15.72 Up 3.29 Mbps
2.4 GHz Down 15.72 Up 3.33
5 GHz Down 16.02 Up 3.33