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FVS336Gv3 Firmware lifespan / Product life expectancy
Is there any information about the Firmware lifespan of the Netgear ProSafe FVS336Gv3? or something about its life expectancy as a product? I'm asking that becasue I'm looking for a Dual WAN Giga...
Hi Kimera,
There is no definite time on when a new firmware for the FVS336Gv3 will be released. As well as with the life span of the FVS336Gv3, there is no definite time on when it will be declared End-of-Life or EOL.
It is possible that a new firmware is being developed to improved the performance of the FVS336Gv3. However, there is no estimated time on when it will be released.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
Hi DaneA! thanks for your answer.
As far as I understand my research is going to focus on Netgear ProSafe FVS336Gv3 and CISCO RV320...because they're - actually - the two (of three products I considered) still officially and actively maintained and they were announced no more than 3 years ago (June 2013 for CISCO RV320 and October 2014 for the FVS336Gv3) so their lifespans look potentially long (I hope at least 3 years starting from now...).
Hi Kimera,
I'm not sure if you've already found this online. However, let me share this link below and it might help you with your research about the FVS336Gv3:
NETGEAR FVS336G-300 ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall Reviewed
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
Hi! Thanks for sharing. I've read it already...but...my fault: the Netgear ProSafe FVS336Gv3 indeed is based on the SINGLE Core Cavium Octeon Plus CN50xx...so it's the CN5010 for sure.
Sorry for stating it was based on the Cavium CN5020! probably I've just dreamed about that...forgetting to double check the true CPU used.
Now...my error renders the whole picture more interesting...because we can see how the Single cnMIPS core (the CN5010 clocked at 500 MHz as per Netgear Datasheet and not at 300 MHz as incorrectly reported by the reviewer) used on the FVS336Gv3, reviewed with (a now old) Firmware 4.3.3-5, seems to show nearly similar LAN/WAN and WAN/LAN performances obtained from the Dual cnMIPS cores (the CN5020 clocked at 300 MHz) used by the CISCO RV320 even if the VPN performances seem to be in favour of the CISCO RV320...at least at time - January 2014 - when it was reviewed with the (now very old) Firmware 1.1.1.06 of December 2013.
I've lost the FVS336Gv3 Firmware release dates but will be interesting to read an updated review of both products (I mean: both with updated Firmwares).
Thanks again!
Interestingly yesterday August, 11st was released the new Netgear ProSafe FVS336Gv3 Firmware version 4.3.4-1.
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