Better speeds with stock firmware on Netgear R8000 - DD

I just received a R8000 from a family member. It keeps needing a reboot every couple days as the the WiFi speed slows down to a crawl. I need to ...

i use an r8000 not a reliable as my r7000 but it is good. look a some of my post and you will see some of the problems. you have to tinker with ...

I am noticing that the stock firmware that came with the Netgear has much better performance vs. when running ddwrt.

Unfortunately, DD-WRT support for Netgear R8000 is very limited. I have tried several builds starting with the recommended builds on router ...

Routing- and general performance should be quite decent (~200 MBit/s, maybe a little more), but less than achievable with the OEM firmware and ...

DD-WRT may not give you more stability. In fact, it may make it worse and be slower over WiFi.

Given the potent mix of stability, reliability, features, and VPN support, I give this firmware build a solid two thumbs up, and a must try for any R8000 owner.

The R8000 is an excellent router, not without its cons, but the best router I have ever owned or used. Is it right for you? Well, it depends.

Dd-wrt builds from 2022 have a lot of bugs on Netgear r8000, the newer version with 19Volt Power supply but with the older r8000 running with 12 ...