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Flashing R7800 firmware on XR500
Hello,
I have the XR500 router and have been experimenting with DumaOS. While I can appreciate the OS, I actually prefer the regular Netgear Firmware that I have used in the past. Is it possible to flash the R7800 router's firmware on the XR500, which is supposed to have identical hardware specs?
Thank you.
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- There's no Netgear supported method for what you want to achieve. May I ask why you prefer that firmware compared to DumaOS?
> May I ask why you prefer that firmware compared to DumaOS?
I don't like the interface (too much candy and not practical). Also it seems easier to manage devices and QoS settings for a non-gamer setup on the regular Netgear interface.
Just a thought, but not everyone will use this router for gaming. Some may simply want a better network for all users, including streaming...
Thanks!
- What's not practical about it? What does the regular interface have regarding managing devices that you find better than DumaOS.
You're right, it's not just for gamers and the QoS is world class and will prevent lag for all devices on your network, ensuring they can all stream/download etc without local congestion
Why not by a actual R7800 router then compare the two.
NG doesn't support cross platform FW on these routers. Thre are differences in the FW and HW that would not work anyways.
pablofm9 wrote:
Hello,
I have the XR500 router and have been experimenting with DumaOS. While I can appreciate the OS, I actually prefer the regular Netgear Firmware that I have used in the past. Is it possible to flash the R7800 router's firmware on the XR500, which is supposed to have identical hardware specs?
Thank you.You know 95% of the NETGEAR standard firmware is in the settings section right?! The only things not there are settings that are superseded by DumaOS features e.g. QoS.
