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WPA2 - KRACK / Vulnerability
Hi Netgear, I think this is really important and should be monitored closely and all the wifi users should ask the vendors to monitor an patch this. Looks like that WPA2 is about to be cracked and ...
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Downloaded both files
unzipped both and read the release notes.
backed up 2.0.0.74 settings
manually installed 2.0.0.76 beta on both RBS50 units
once they rebooted and came back up on the new firmware
manually installed 2.0.0.76 beta on the RBR50
checked all settings and nothing changed...
BUT, normally when you install a beta firmware you are supposed to hard reset (paperclip) the router and satellites and then manually configure them from scratch. This is to implement the new code.
You are NOT supposed to restore from the backup you made on the previous version of firmware either. This is to preclude any settings being brought forward that may conflict or improperly interact with the new firmware.
It made no mention of doing this on the beta firmware page or in the readme files... so I didn't do it and don't really know if the "hotfix" is actually implemented and running on the RBK53 system. All devices report they are running the new firmware, but are they really without a hard reset?
I am going to defer to Netgear admins to provide clarification on this topic.
Hi,
Trying to update my setup, starting with the sattelite, I do a manual update, select the proper firmware, it uploads and that's it, nothing happens.
Any suggestions?
Download and unzip the RBR and RBS beta firmware.
Power cycle all your devices (RBR50 and RBS50(s))
once everything is up, go to advanced>administration>attached devices
write down the IP address(s) of the satellite(s)
enter the satellite(s) IP address in your browser
enter the UID and PWD (same as your router)
select firmware update
browse and navigate to the unzipped folder for the RBS units
select and open the img file
select upload
that should get the job done.
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I did all of the steps above, except the pre boot. Rebooted my setup and now they updated fine. So running on 2.0.0.76 now.
