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New - R7900P/R7960P/R8000P Firmware Version 1.4.4.94 Released
Security Fixes: 10/06/2022
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security
NOTE: May have long awaited ...
My R8000P is over 4 years old. I have seen some netgear routers come with like V1 and V2 and so on. they are the same router, but with minor changes meaning different firmware. I am wondering if somehow Netgear has made a minor change in the hardware and neglected to label it as v2 or whatever. it would explain why the firmware would not work in my r8000P but works with others.
cybot wrote:
My R8000P is over 4 years old. I have seen some netgear routers come with like V1 and V2 and so on. they are the same router, but with minor changes meaning different firmware.
The extent of the changes may or may not be minor, but it is usually in the hardware. That's why it needs different firmware. The V hardware variants are not "the same router".
V1 and V2 versions are not the same as the "P" variants. In those cases, the hardware can be completely different. For example, the main chipset for the R7000 is not the same as that in the R7000P. They come from different chipset makers.
it would explain why the firmware would not work in my r8000P but works with others.
Your R8000P needs firmware for the R8000P. Any other variant will not work.
A quick check suggests that the are no "V" hardware variants of the R8000, just the R8000 (V1) and the R8000P.
lol so much for that idea. so either the file is somehow corrupt on the netgear server, or it is somehow getting corrupted in transit.... or internet gremlins are at fault.
Adding a new device for Address Reservation in R8000P, firmware V1.4.4.94_1.3.56 seems to be broken. Error received after clicking Add shown below. What are the chances this might be noticed and fixed?
Invalid MAC address. ABCDEF123456
This screen will automatically return to the previous screen in a few seconds...
Yes. This is a known issue and has been passed on to NG.
You'll need to either avoid using IP address reservations until it gets fixed or revert back to FW that was working for you.
RalfyM wrote:
Adding a new device for Address Reservation in R8000P, firmware V1.4.4.94_1.3.56 seems to be broken. Error received after clicking Add shown below. What are the chances this might be noticed and fixed?
Invalid MAC address. ABCDEF123456
This screen will automatically return to the previous screen in a few seconds...
cybot wrote:
lol so much for that idea. so either the file is somehow corrupt on the netgear server, or it is somehow getting corrupted in transit.... or internet gremlins are at fault.
This conversation is getting horribly confused, with different people talking about different problems with different routers. A recipe for chaos.
Which router are you using?
What firmware are you trying to install?
How are you trying to install it?
What message do you see when you try to install the firmware?
I have an r8000P
I am trying to install the .94 (latest) firmware.
I have tried to install it via the routers web update interface, and i have downloaded the firmware from the R8000P page and tried to install it manually. installing it manually the router says the file is not correct. I have even gone so far as to perform a factory reset and after going through the initial setup, going directly to the upgrade page. file still is not accepted, and web update does not work either.
Really don't fancy factory resetting as it takes hours to get back to a previous working state even with restoring saved config. Back on old firmware now. I'll see what happens if and when another new firmware arrives.
It's Netgear, they've screwed up the update; downgrading to the last version and everything is working OK now.
Very annoying when your routers programmers make a complete hash of everything!
There some beta that fixes this.
Where is this “beta”?
can you share it?
Which model router do you have?
There is only a beta for the R7960P and R8000P models...
ACMilan1899 wrote:
Where is this “beta”?
can you share it?
- I have the R7960P with firmware v1.4.4.94 running on it.
thank you FURRYe38 … I will give it a try later today.
I would like to try the beta as well.
Sent.
Merry Christmas
Were you able to apply the firmware beta and did it resolve the invaid MAC address problem?
I have been using the beta firmware for a few days now and it works fine.
MAC Address Reservation Issue Is Fixed
- I can also confirm that the beta firmware has been working fine since I installed it on my R7960P router.
Merry Christmas everyone! - I too would be interested in the Beta firmware. Did the beta firmware also fix the incorrect connection listing in the connected devices screen?
- Oops sorry about that, distracted by Christmas. I have a model R7960P.
