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Firmware cannot be updated on RAX45
My RAX45 router is running firmware is v1.0.11.112. The Netgear prompts to update the firmware to v1.0.12.120. First, I used the Firmware Update Assistant. The process was stuck in the middle, the we...
FURRYe38 wrote:
One can skip over FW version and go directly to v.128.
Not much use if it is the update process that is failing.
But that was why I first suggested it.
Yes. Does it fix firmware update issue? I did not see that it will resolve the issue that FW cannot be updated. If it does, do you suggest updating FW with this FW from v1.0.11.112 by skipping v1.0.12.120?
One can skip over FW version and go directly to v.128.
FURRYe38 wrote:
One can skip over FW version and go directly to v.128.
Not much use if it is the update process that is failing.
But that was why I first suggested it.
Without knowing exactly what you did, and no useful error messages, it is hard to diagnose what happened.
I assume that this is the process you used:
How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
If the "Hotfix" fails then it is the process rather than the firmware. (I assume that you tried a different download.)
One thing that can unstick a reluctant update it to reset the router before you try the update.
You could create a backup of your existing configuration before you make the plunge.
