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Re: AC3200 rebooting issues

Olduser69
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AC3200 rebooting issues

I am having an issue with my Router rebooting all the time. This happened since downloading and instaling the newest firmware for security reasons. I am having the same issues as this topic ( https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R8000-rebooting/td-p/494441/page/2 )

 

I thought by spending $300 for a top of the line router I wouldnt have connection issues but it seems this model is super buggy since the update. I bought the unit in July and never had rebooting issues or IP changes. Now when it reboots it changes the ip's of a few connections. I have since reserved the ip's so they dont change (for remote vpn login reasons). I get regular loss of wifi signal on the 5ghz signals. I only attach 1-2 streaming media devices to those ports (amazon fire stick, apple tv ect...) and they seem to work ok for a while but drop after about 45min of use. 

 

Any ideas on this. It seems that this model has been buggy for years since it was released. I only have 2 hard line connections and around 5-8 wifi connected devices at a time. Again as I said I havent had an issue until the firmware was updated. It seems like it corrupted the router. 

 

Model: R8000|Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Smart WIFI Router
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JamesGL
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Re: AC3200 rebooting issues

Hi Olduser69,

 

Try to reset the router to factory default.

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JamesGL
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Re: AC3200 rebooting issues

Hi Olduser69,

 

Try to reset the router to factory default.

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JamesGL
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Re: AC3200 rebooting issues

Hi Olduser69,

 

We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.

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Olduser69
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Re: AC3200 rebooting issues

I reset the router and it did not change. Router kept rebooting. I did find however that one PC on my lan network was compromised and apparently someone had got in through an open port/vpn setup and was manually rebooting my router. Unsure if it was ISP or an attacker. I have since rebooted router again and closed all ports and disabled VPN with OpenVPN I had set up. I switched OS and have not had a single reboot issue since. I will monitor this issue and report back if I continue having issues. It’s been over a week now with no reboots.
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