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Feedback for R7000 New firmware 1.0.9.18
Hi All,
Please post here for any update/issue related to the latest firmware 1.0.9.18.
You should review this and maybe revert back to this recommended version of FW:
Alfikwrote:I've looked here again after a while and I can't belive the problem is still not solved....
Since I've flashed Tomato a few weeks ago I've forgotten that I have a router- it's working perfectly getting dust because i do not touch it at all :-)...
Parental control works perfectly, 0 drops, strong signal - save your time and do a similar thing!
Same issue as everyone else has mentioned with constant network dropouts since upgrading to 1.0.9.18. I'm able to temporarily fix it using Netgear genie, but the "fix" never really lasts. Where can I download the 1.0.9.20 firmware (although I'm not confident it will resolve the issue as I'm beginning to lose faith in Netgears ability to resolve it). I guess if that fails I'll try Tomato.
Update:
Mine has been fine for 2 days straight, a record. What did I do to fix it? Nothing! But the weather is a lot colder....
I do notice more need for reboots during the hours of the day when my heat is set higher, and at times when sun shines into the room with the router in it.
I still think a viable explanation for this is not guest network on/off, luckly/unlucky, but rather damaged chips or radios that are now heat-sensitive to failure. It also explains how sometimes the network drops happen after 20 minutes, and others have had it up for a week before failures started. Finally, it also explains why some are failing on DD-WRT.
I had an overclocked PC a while back that worked fine for years, then eventually hot to the point that it crashed the PC... only when the room got too hot.
Hot fix just failed. Ridiculous. I will be at store tomorrow buying a new router...and it certainly won't be a Netgear. I'm out! Can't take the silence and the utter lack of professionalism and responsibility that has been shown by Netgear. I have been in IT and the technical trade for most of my life. I have never seen a company act like this. Tech support is awful, the silence is deafening. Good luck to all. Thank you so much for trying to help over the past 2 months or so.