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New RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
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Bug Fixes:
Fixes the issue where the s...
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last update?
TSpoonEars wrote:
Same problem here with 4.6.3.16_2_0_51. The whole system is borked right now. Random disconnects and reconnects. Resetting the DHCP table by giving it a different range worked after last week’s unexpected forced update, but not this. It’s completely messed up! Really disappointed in Netgear pushing these untested updates.
I’m currently working away from home so I can’t perform a full factory reset, I just have to suffer the wrath of my wife and my daughter not being able to do her homework until I get back. Expecting a customer to have to do a full factory reset every random update is pretty unacceptable. I’m a firmware engineer myself and not having to do a full reinstall/reset is a pretty basic requirement for a major update even though sometimes it can be a lot of work to achieve.
Where I work resets are a requirement at any level to ensure good code placement and operation and in troubleshooting and bug reproduction. Some major updates have newer features or less and some may not be compatbile with prior code. Sometimes the newer code doesn't fully clear out older code so a reset maybe needed. Valid troubleshooting test, especially in the home router domain.
- You’re lucky. Anywhere I’ve worked in the past, and also my current position, has required an upgrade to be seamless, to the point of going out of our way to save and restore settings into the new memory format. We couldn’t expect our customers to have to perform full resets, especially as sometimes they were inaccessible on a roof (the product, not the customer!)
Yes, we also do seamless upgrade testing as well.
TSpoonEars wrote:
You’re lucky. Anywhere I’ve worked in the past, and also my current position, has required an upgrade to be seamless, to the point of going out of our way to save and restore settings into the new memory format. We couldn’t expect our customers to have to perform full resets, especially as sometimes they were inaccessible on a roof (the product, not the customer!)