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R8500 Latest Firmware Version V1.0.2.154 Broke DNS!
Hello, the latest firmware version V1.0.2.154 for the R8500 router appears to have broken DNS! I have to refresh pages multiple times to get them to load. Attached is the most common error. DNS_PR...
1.0.2.154 has been working great for the past 2 weeks now on both my Macbooks. Noticed less lags/lower latentcies even when it's busy. .144 firmware has been crashing occasionally - 5Ghz signals would disappear from time to time until it gets rebooted.
Unit is on Access Point mode - and DHCP is running on a separate router/fw.
.144 was really dissapointing. I was going to ditch Netgear for good and go with other brand name. But .154 seems to be running great so far.
stealth18 wrote:
1.0.2.154 has been working great for the past 2 weeks now on both my Macbooks. Noticed less lags/lower latentcies even when it's busy. .144 firmware has been crashing occasionally - 5Ghz signals would disappear from time to time until it gets rebooted.
Good evidence. Nice to have feedback. But, unlike most users, your R8500 router is in AP mode.
Did you see the same problems as everybody else with the earlier firmware in AP mode? If not, then your experience may not apply to those in router mode.
I haven't been following up much on .144 issues. Could you be give a little more detail(s) on the issues?
stealth18 wrote:
I haven't been following up much on .144 issues. Could you be give a little more detail(s) on the issues?
First read this discussion, now a month old with plenty of details, then try this:
Search - NETGEAR Communities – R8500 Firmware
Or maybe ask about your experience and any problems you have.
This is the same behavior I've seen. 144 faster than 154 (though 144 is not as fast as previous firmwares so clearly something was done to DNS) And on occasion 144 crashes router.
