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PeteDog
Dec 16, 2020Star
Current RAX120 firmware version
The web site download page shows the current firmware version as 1.0.2.136. This morning I checked using the phone app, and it shows a version 1.2.0.16 available. Installed OK but want to verify th...
PeteDog
Dec 16, 2020Star
Sorry, that wasn't meant to be a hyperlink in the original post. What I was trying to say was that I pinged the website address to get the associated IP, and then used that in my browser. The browser returned that the site was not secure and recommended not accessing it. Other sub-sites like this support site work OK.
Just concerned that Netgear may have been hacked and bad firmware uploaded - can anyone say Solarwinds.......
- PeteDogDec 16, 2020Star
Update 2....
Appears the flakey web site issues were due to problems with Quad9 DNS which I use. That seems to be resolved now.
Still have the original question about the current firmware version for an RAX120....
Thanks
- BlazerichmondDec 16, 2020InitiateGot the same thing on mine. Appears it auto updated the firmware overnight Dec 15th-16th to 1.2.0.16. Now the performance is poor. App states it is offline although I have reset everything twice and reset up the router completely. Most devices in the house state there is no internet through the router.
- PeteDogDec 16, 2020Star
Yeah, I downgraded back to the previous version (listed as current on the download support page). I did have to manually reconnect some devices each time.