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XR1000 router firmware 1.0.0.68
I stumbled upon this link yesterday which is supposedly to 1.0.0.68 firmware for the XR1000:
I downloaded the zip and it has a release notes file XR1000-V1.0.0.68_1.0.54_Release_Notes.html
Is this something that was leaked? Is it a hack attempt? The latest version I am aware of is 1.0.0.64. Can someone shed some light on this?
- The firmware was accidentally uploaded before it was ready and was then taken down. I would not recommend downloading firmware from anywhere but the official source and especially in this case downloading a firmware that was not meant to be upgraded to and therefore could have lots of issues if you were to upgrade.
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Probably leaked or some hack. I see it's been removed.
Only get your FW files from NGs main download page:
https://www.netgear.com/support/
Or from here in the forums. Avoid any 3rd party sites.
- The firmware was accidentally uploaded before it was ready and was then taken down. I would not recommend downloading firmware from anywhere but the official source and especially in this case downloading a firmware that was not meant to be upgraded to and therefore could have lots of issues if you were to upgrade.
Thanks for the replies. I figured it was a leak or something similar. I have not installed it. The official firmware seems to be a bit unstable at times so I did not want to rock the boat with unreleased firmware.
I've had 1.0.0.64_1.0.49 installed since it was released and it worked well for a few months. The past month I had to reboot my router every day or two and my throughput was slowing. My family was all complaining of bad internet speeds. It checked with a computer connected directly to the cable modem and I was still getting about 1Gb down which is normal. The DumaOS UI would stop responding too until rebooted. I had to do a factory reset on the router for speeds to return to normal. I also did a factory reset when installing 1.0.0.64. This is the third or fourth factory reset I have done since I bought the router because it keeps doing this after a few months. This is why I was looking to see if there was new firmware.
It's working fine right now but chances are it will start running slow again. I switched from a TP-Link Archer AX50 which loved to overheat. It also liked to slow down if I did not reboot every day. It would crash when uploading large files to the attached USB drive. I can't get away from router issues.
I might build my own router box next time.
If it happens again downgrade the firmware and see if you have more stability on that one in the meantime.
Still no hybridVPN?? is this a joke?
- Netgear had to release a version as soon as possible to fix a security vulnerability, more updates will be coming
