VisualBasic Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I recently just got my self an XR500, and just got it all setup and running, It was originally on outdated firmware when I got the router and told me it wanted to auto-update, so I let it (During setup) After all the setup stuff I got it all done and was happy with it. I don't currently use any of the QoS or Geo-filter features as I'm not much of a console person, but I do host in home game servers. So I do have ports open. I later on downgraded to version 2.3.2.32 because I was having stability issues, the router would randomly drop all wired connections (and only wired) wireless would be fine, so I downgraded thinking that it would fix my issue, So far it dose but now I have a new problem. I have noticed is that randomly... totally randomly the CPU usage on the router will spike to 100% usage, making all parts of the internet and all my game server lag out and disconnect. There is nothing in the Logs of the router that I see to suggest its attempting to block something or do something that would result in this, but it just randomly spikes to 100% and holds at 100%... During that time the router becomes almost totally unusable... Pinging anything even locally on my network because unstable and heavily delayed or impossible, normal internet usage becomes impossible on wired and wireless... I'm unsure of what to do to solve this, I downgraded to 2.3.2.32 because from all the other posts on this forum people said its very stable, I don't use any of the features that everyone always asks about (Such as QoS or Geo-filter). I have a static IP setup so its not anything to do with DHCP, I honestly don't know what to do. On normal usage (Me on Ethernet and people on wifi) the router sits at about 20% cpu usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Update to .66 as you are open to security vulnerabilities on that firmware you are using. after updating perform a factory reset and do not use a saved profile config, set up as new. Test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 18, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 18, 2020 Hey, welcome to the forum! You could try the beta as it should be more resource optimized, may also resolve the disconnect issues as well https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/bd-p/en-home-beta-npg-duma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, Netduma Fraser said: Hey, welcome to the forum! You could try the beta as it should be more resource optimized, may also resolve the disconnect issues as well https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/bd-p/en-home-beta-npg-duma Fraser is the V2.3.2.104-DumaOS 3.0 Beta for the XR500 the newest and most current firmware for the XR500? I was a bit confused when I see .104 and then .139.. Thanks! Zippy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualBasic Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Netduma Fraser said: Hey, welcome to the forum! You could try the beta as it should be more resource optimized, may also resolve the disconnect issues as well https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/bd-p/en-home-beta-npg-duma I have gone ahead and updated to the latest version at that link, I'll post back here if the issue consists. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killhippie Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Netduma Fraser said: Hey, welcome to the forum! You could try the beta as it should be more resource optimized, may also resolve the disconnect issues as well https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/bd-p/en-home-beta-npg-duma Please note while you can use a beta as Fraser has suggested you use it at your own risk and if your router bricks your warranty will not cover it, as you were running a beta at the time which is not covered by Netgears T&C's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 18, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, Zippy said: Fraser is the V2.3.2.104-DumaOS 3.0 Beta for the XR500 the newest and most current firmware for the XR500? I was a bit confused when I see .104 and then .139.. Thanks! Zippy .139 is the DumaOS version and .104 is the firmware version, you're on the bleeding edge latest firmware. Zippy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisualBasic Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said: Hey, welcome to the forum! You could try the beta as it should be more resource optimized, may also resolve the disconnect issues as well https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-DumaOS-3-0/bd-p/en-home-beta-npg-duma Well, its been most of the day and I have yet to have any issues, I think this seemed to have fixed it for me, not too sure what was causing the poor cpu of my router to get pinned like that, but 3.0 seems to be very stable. Also really enjoying the new UI and general feel of everything. Thanks a lot for your help. Netduma Fraser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 19, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 19, 2020 Great to hear that. As this has resolved your issue I'll close the topic. If you have any issues on the beta please post in the beta forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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