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New - RAX80 Firmware Version 1.0.6.138 Released
New Enhancements:
Removed Funjsq, for PR SKU
Security Issues:
Fixes security vulnerability issues.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/abou...
Ok 5-23 I decided to have another go at 6.138 and this are my findings in my case:
did the upgrade and then factory reset, after that turn of and unplugged the router and modem and turn off PC
turn on following the procedure posted before and everything seem to be working fine until I activated the DDNS service and the VPN service, that's when it went back to could connect but no internet. I usually configured the VPN to access local network only but for some reason it blocks the whole router internet connectivity, configured to allow local network and internet and voila everything is working fine. another thin worth noting is that under Advanced- Security- schedule for some reason everything is selected to block connection for everyday 24hours I unchecked all of them and so far everything is working flawless
Has a power off for 1 minute then back ON with the ISP modem and router been performed since last update?
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
Turn off and unplug modem.
Turn off router and computers.
Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
Turn on computers and rest of network.
Ivan813 wrote:
1. yes I did 2 Factory resets and still no internet connectivity, my devices said connected without internet
2. I'm connected to the spectrum Modem I think is Technicolor ET2251
3. yes I have ipv6 enabled
Hope this help troubleshoot the issue
Ok 5-23 I decided to have another go at 6.138 and this are my findings in my case:
did the upgrade and then factory reset, after that turn of and unplugged the router and modem and turn off PC
turn on following the procedure posted before and everything seem to be working fine until I activated the DDNS service and the VPN service, that's when it went back to could connect but no internet. I usually configured the VPN to access local network only but for some reason it blocks the whole router internet connectivity, configured to allow local network and internet and voila everything is working fine. another thin worth noting is that under Advanced- Security- schedule for some reason everything is selected to block connection for everyday 24hours I unchecked all of them and so far everything is working flawless
I encountered a similar issue while trying to upgrade the firmware of my RAX80.
Any of the following upgrade method failed:
- app
- chk upload from browser
- browser auto update
and lead to a loss of WAN.
I had to downgrade to retrieve a working configuration.
I am used to have a VPN access, WIFI signal programs and I'm not using IPv6. I have manually listed DNS servers. If it can help, I have noticed that my wired devices were still working in 1.0.6.138, and also some wifi devices but, at least not any wifi 6 (ax) devices (DHCP connections). On these wifi 6 devices, the connection to the router is ok but I can't have any WAN connection.
It is very annoying to upgrade and meet this kind of problem. I hope netgear teams will fix this.
It turns out that we all have a big problem.
This version of the firmware is a disaster, as soon as I power the router off and on again
I can't connect to the network...I installed the new FW without any major issues. I did lose connectivity via wireless but I went and clicked on it and chose Forget Network and then reconnected back and works great. This is with running VPN as well. I had no issues with wired connections. I didn't do any resets or power cycles and let the router reboot and logged back in to check the settings.
As for the USB security, if you're running DLNA, is tells you that a password cannot be enabled on at least one of the READ or WRITE options. I created a password for the WRITE option.
The only concern I have is now the fan is constantly running but I can actually say that this router is running cooler than it ever has been. Perhaps that's why my speed has also slightly increased and I have a gig plan with my ISP.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
helixmoon wrote:
I installed the new FW without any major issues. I did lose connectivity via wireless but I went and clicked on it and chose Forget Network and then reconnected back and works great. This is with running VPN as well. I had no issues with wired connections. I didn't do any resets or power cycles and let the router reboot and logged back in to check the settings.
As for the USB security, if you're running DLNA, is tells you that a password cannot be enabled on at least one of the READ or WRITE options. I created a password for the WRITE option.
The only concern I have is now the fan is constantly running but I can actually say that this router is running cooler than it ever has been. Perhaps that's why my speed has also slightly increased and I have a gig plan with my ISP.
Having tried this a few weeks back, and lost my internet connection I rolled back as I needed to work from home.
Today I updated to V1.0.6.138_1.0.76, then a factory reset and power cycle, before setting everything back up. I did have an issue with DNS not working so all the connected devices show "connected no internet" This was after enable DNS & VPN setting the VPN to "All sites on the internet and home network" still no DNS.
Power cycle the router and run ipconfig /flushdns all seems good now. It's only been an hour lets see what happens.
Spoke too soon, power cycle and no DNS again. The moment I disabled VPN the network came back to life.
So down grading to the previous version and looking for 3rd party firmware or a new router, which is a pity having been a netgear user for decades.
Following Ivan813 note about VPN being related to the DNS issue, toggling the VPN off on recovers the network until a router power cycle, the only way this software is usable is to disable VPN.
I will run without the VPN and see if the network stays up, as we have VoIP phones no network = no phone.
Please Netgear fix this firmware, its not a cheap router, it's a pity it's crippled by bad firmware.
If it's not working, I recommend using prior version of FW.
Please contact NG support and let them know what happening:
- Yeah, every time I loose power which is a lot here in florida ( lightning) when the router comes back I go stray to advance settings>vpn and just hit apply and im up and running again, not ideal but it keeps everything going and i need the vpn because of my security camera system setup
Try using a UPS for the router?
Ivan813 wrote:
Yeah, every time I loose power which is a lot here in florida ( lightning) when the router comes back I go stray to advance settings>vpn and just hit apply and im up and running again, not ideal but it keeps everything going and i need the vpn because of my security camera system setupAs I need to pay for support, contacting Netgear is not am option. Until I find a better solution or a working version of firmware is released I will run with VPN disabled. One of wich may be rolling back a version, which with the security issues that leaves open is a risk, and is against the company guidance for home working.
Yes the same VPN symptoms here it's very repeatable, but the power outages are not frequent. I will run with no VPN until a solution is found. With next to no mobile signal having working phones and Wi-Fi calling is more important than the VPN.
My router reports this, but the firmware is not available today at the Netgear site; only 1.0.6.138.
I prefer to first download the update firmware from Netgear before updating my router.
I am hesitant to update my router via the Internet.
Firmware Update AssistantNew firmware is found. Do you want to update the firmware? (Yes) (No) Current GUI Language Version: 1.0.6.138_2.1.46.1 New GUI Language Version: 1.0.10.140_2.1.46.1 Current Firmware Version 1.0.6.138 New Firmware Version 1.0.10.140_1.0.79 Release Notes: 1. [New Features ] Supports Japan IPv6 DS-Lite, MAP-E. 2. [Changes] Reduced unnecessary DDoS message printed at logs. 3. [Bug fixes] Fixed a bug where after enabling Open VPN function, DNS resolution function will become abnormal. 4. [Bug fixes]" Fixed a bug where basic dashboard page has an invalid link for PR SKU. 5. [Security Fixes] This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities. For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security. That's a GUI version update. Something that probably comes from NG auto update services. Nothing that users can manually apply. Standard FW version and files are all that's users can do for manual updates. This update should only change the GUI version, not the main FW version. Would be interesting to see if it does.
Looks like this was a new FW release:
WA4CUA wrote:
My router reports this, but the firmware is not available today at the Netgear site; only 1.0.6.138.
I prefer to first download the update firmware from Netgear before updating my router.
I am hesitant to update my router via the Internet.
Firmware Update AssistantNew firmware is found. Do you want to update the firmware? (Yes) (No) Current GUI Language Version: 1.0.6.138_2.1.46.1 New GUI Language Version: 1.0.10.140_2.1.46.1 Current Firmware Version 1.0.6.138 New Firmware Version 1.0.10.140_1.0.79 Release Notes: 1. [New Features ] Supports Japan IPv6 DS-Lite, MAP-E. 2. [Changes] Reduced unnecessary DDoS message printed at logs. 3. [Bug fixes] Fixed a bug where after enabling Open VPN function, DNS resolution function will become abnormal. 4. [Bug fixes]" Fixed a bug where basic dashboard page has an invalid link for PR SKU. 5. [Security Fixes] This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities. For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.