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Best firmware for R7000P?
What is the best firmware version for R7000P? After about 1 year of using my R7000P Nighthawk with no issues, all of a sudden 5Ghz decides to drop out 5-7 times a day. The logs show nothing of in...
Currently stuck using v1.3.0.20.
I've also had to switch some critcal devices to the 2.5GhZ network as I can't risk those devices continually dropped off on the 5GhZ network.
A real shame that this Netgear product has been a waste of hundreds of dollars :(
Thank you. I'm hesitant to go the ddwrt/openwrt route in case it causes even more complexity.
I'll keep it as a last resource.
Next, I might try flashing with even earlier firmware, all the way down to v1.0.0.44...
And then, I will try activating the warranty process on the grounds of hardware failure, which I am still covered for.
Thank you for your help so far!
Currently stuck using v1.3.0.20.
I've also had to switch some critcal devices to the 2.5GhZ network as I can't risk those devices continually dropped off on the 5GhZ network.
A real shame that this Netgear product has been a waste of hundreds of dollars :(
Hi leilamuthu,
Turn off the Smart Connect feature of the router. I have the same router and it works for me. My FW version is: V 1.3.1.64_10.1.36
Thanks.
Thank you hh736 for your suggestion.
I'm glad I checked here first - was thinking of switching back to try the new firmware (v1.3.2.124).
Yet in this case maybe I can offer some hope. I had the same issues on 1.3.1.64 with 5ghz dropping randomly and can confirm issue has not occured even once since I moved to use DD-WRT firmware.
So it seems to confirm a software issue and not the hardware. It was easy enough to do. Happy to talk more directly if something you may consider...
I've tried to switch back to v1.3.0.20 on my R7000P, but the extenders dont work for some reason - they just extend the -2G and -5G, but no internet connection...So, I updated the router with the latest firmware (from Netgear downloads site), and everything works good for now.
I'll update my review after a couple weeks.
Update: I did not have any drops since updating the FW last weekend - this is a good thing.
I'll update my review next weekend.
Thanks.
hh736 wrote:Update: I did not have any drops since updating the FW last weekend - this is a good thing.
I'll update my review next weekend.
Thanks.
Second Update: No drops since updating the FW on 10/3/20. Hopefully stays this way...I do recomend this version:
https://kb.netgear.com/000062114/R7000P-Firmware-Version-1-3-2-124