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mikeebee's avatar
mikeebee
Aspirant
Apr 18, 2021

Anyone find stable R7300 firmware config after 1.0.0.68?

I am unable to find a stable firmware upgrade beyond 1.0.0.68 for the Nighthawk R7300 router.  I've upgraded it each time, the latest try to 1.0.0.74_1.0.29 and have been met with unstable connections each time.  We get intermittent dropped or slow connections from all of our devices in the house.  I even tried rebooting the router each morning, but that did not help.  This instability does not happen on .68.

 

Normally I would leave well enough alone and just stay on .68, but with each new update, there are new security patches.  I'm concerned to be running a version that's over 2 years old now.

 

Has anyone else been able to update and get stable results?  Is there perhaps a setting or specific configuration that is causing the problems?

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
    Apr 28, 2021

    Have you tested the connection on the modem to see if it is stable? 

     

    DarrenM

    • mikeebee's avatar
      mikeebee
      Aspirant
      Apr 28, 2021

      Not sure what you mean by this, as the router is very stable on .68, it's only the versions after this.

      • DarrenM's avatar
        DarrenM
        Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
        Apr 28, 2021

        Sorry didn't catch that the first time I read that. So the newer firmware has slower speeds on both wifi and hardline? also, are you having any wifi disconnect?