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RS600 BE17000 vs BE18000
I'm struggling to understand what version of the RS600 is out there for the US. All I can see on my RS600 is "RS600". Nothing stating what the BE version is, and the firmware has no reference to anything other than RS600 as well. Online I see just the BE18000 version posted. If I download the User Manual, it's a RS600 BE17000 manual updated in July of 2025. This manual does not contain any reference to the QoS page of the firmware (Home/Quality of Service). This feature is either something that's never been documented or is a feature of the current firmware, V1.05.22. Is there a User Manual supporting the current version???When I have all devices dropping off the internet this is a major problem
I am experiencing the same issue for the past few weeks. This is a router/firmware issue that Netgear needs to resolved urgently. When I have all devices dropping off the internet this is a major problem. I did not experience this on the previous version or any previous router. Happy for Netgear to supply me an alternative router that works.RS600 new firmware issues 1.0.5.22
Downloaded and installed latest FW release 1.0.5.22, and now experiencing issues with internet dropping out for about 30 seconds every 10-15 minutes. This was most prevalent on the ethernet side, but noticed it happens as well on the wireless side simultaneously. Anyone experiencing this? Had to revert back to previous firmware in order to correct the problem. Nothing else was changed.RS700 pinging Google DND every 4-5 secs on AP Mode
I am currently using my RS700S in AP mode behind a pfSense firewall. I noticed the router is pinging 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 every 4-5 secs showing up in block alerts, more of nuisance than anything with it flooding the logs rather than any connectivity. I assume it's trying to check for an internet connection, but there needs to be a way to block/stop the RS700S when in AP mode. I assume this is not just the RS700 but other models probably doing the same as a lot of them share similar core firmware.Access Control - Nighthawk RS600 "Whack-a-mole"
Router Firmware Version V1.0.5.12 I am using a Nighthawk RS600 along with a BE5000 (version EXS27 firmware v1.0.1.34) WiFi Extender. The issue that I am running into is that when I turn on Access Control > Block all new devices from connecting, a number of devices that I have set to allowed automatically switch back to Blocked. Example: Wireless TV and Xbox One are currently set to 'Allowed'. The Extender is listed as 'blocked'. In Access Control, I set the Extender to 'Allowed'. Upon applying this new setting, the status of the Wireless TV and Xbox One automatically swap to 'blocked'. In Access Control, I set the Wireless TV and Xbox One to 'Allowed' Upon applying new setting, the status of the Extender automatically swaps to 'blocked' The Extender has a fixed IP address and the TV and Xbox have status IP addresses. We have other devices attached to our router and they are listed in the Access Control which do not seem to be affected, however, these few devices seem to be the ones with the issue of playing "Whack-a-mole" trying to keep them all set to "Allowed" at the same time. Is there a reason that the router's Access Control does not keep the "Allowed" status that I set? a conflict of some sort?
