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New - R7900P/R7960P/R8000P Firmware Version 1.4.3.88 Released
Security Fixes: 04/13/2022
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security
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There's a new firmware dated 4/12/2022 for the R7900P, version 1.4.3.88
The release notes don't mention fixing this issue but I installed it, removed my manual DNS settings on two computers and so far haven't had the issue come back up.
Fingers crossed this fixes the DNS issue for good!
Thanks for the heads up. Just updated and removed my manual DNS entries. All good so far, Cheers!
I've been running the latest firmware version (88) that released last week and, after several days, I've yet to run into the DNS Probe issues I had with 84. The IPv6 change didn't really work for me when I tried, so I had no choice but to revert to a previous working version, so I'm glad this latest version seems to be working.
Had the same problem on this firmware. 1st 5Ghz channel kept dropping. Updated to the latest Version 1.4.3.88 and the problem vanished. Both 5Ghz channels are solid, and have been overnight.
fwiw, My DNS errors came back so it's back to manually assigning them. Argggh.
Still have the DNS issue with the 88 version of firmware. I went back to the 68 version that was working before. I can't have my internet bouncing up and down when working from home, doing teams calls. Tried uping IPv6 and that didn't help with the bounce at all. Can't believe 2 versions in a row with the same issues and no hotfix released.
They're not going to fix the issue. It's been going on now for nearly 6 months. Rolling back to old firmware is a security risk, which is one of the main roles of a home router/fw. Manually adding DNS to the client resolves the issue but it's a pain since you need to do it for all devices and all NIC's, wired and wireless. I'll eventually replace my Netgear with another brand. This has left a bad taste in my mouth and I will not consider Netgear in the future.
Lets not assume that NG isn't going to fix this. Fixes don't come over night. Seen it take well over 9 months for new FW to be released. We've made NG aware of this and they know about it.
Reverting to working FW isn't necessarily a risk. Until a problem appears, current and older FW is safe to use. Also use IPv6 has helped users as a work around for DNS seen as well. User will need to be patient.
