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Hawkeye36's avatar
Hawkeye36
Aspirant
Dec 20, 2016

R6250: Email Notification: Valid or Phoney?

Received email notice about an upgrade to protect Netgear from e.netgear.com.  Is this valid or a setup to trouble?

Installation
spam
Troubleshooting

4 Replies

  • TomMac's avatar
    TomMac
    Guru
    Dec 20, 2016

    Unware of that site...But, as always, if unsure , stay away till you know other wise

     

    I never open emails from unknowns

     

    guess moot

    • jguerdat's avatar
      jguerdat
      Guru
      Dec 20, 2016

      A good thing to do is to hover over the address to ensure it's the same as what's displayed or view the header details.  Spam will usually have a displayed address but a different one when viewing the details.

      • Hawkeye36's avatar
        Hawkeye36
        Aspirant
        Dec 28, 2016

        Thanks for the help.  I did go ahead and upgrade my Netgear.

  • jguerdat's avatar
    jguerdat
    Guru
    Dec 20, 2016

    Wrong forum but it's legit.  Check your router for update notifications or go to the R6250 section of the Netgear support pages for info.  My R7000 needed the update, too.