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Lucas_Paris
Jun 05, 2024Aspirant
Automatic firmware update V1.0.16.132 on RAX20 invalidated my port forwards
Last night my RAX20 router got an automatic firmware update from V1.0.11.112 to V1.0.16.132. After this, the majority of my port forwards got messed up (most of the port forwards were suddenly linked...
FURRYe38
Jun 05, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Please try a factory reset and setup from scratch with out loading any backup configurations from file after v.132 is loaded. Then check Port Forwarding operation. Be sure to disable uPnP as well.
Check to see if you can disable Automatic Updates on the router. Maybe a menu setting under Advanced Tab/Admin/Firmware Update
- Lucas_ParisJun 05, 2024Aspirant
Thanks for reacting, but I am not a Beta tester - this should have been done by Netgear before releasing the update. I will remain on V1.0.11 without any further automatic updates.
- FURRYe38Jun 05, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Good Luck.