I have a PLW1000It's firmware is 1.0.0.6 according to the config page.I have tried uploading the firmware 1.0.1.6 and 1.0.1.4 from the support site but the config updater returns "This firmware file is incorrect! Please get the firmware file again and make sure it is the correct firmware for this product." The same happens if I try the PLW1000v2 firmware (not surprisingly) If I choose the "check for new version on the internet" it says that there is no version. What am I doing wrong?

squelch41 wrote: I have tried uploading the firmware 1.0.1.6 and 1.0.1.4 from the support site but the config updater returns "This firmware file is incorrect! Please get the firmware file again and make sure it is the correct firmware for this product." There is no 1.0.0.6 on the Netgear pages for this device. Firmware Version 1.0.0.18 was the Initial Release.

Indeed! which makes it all the weirderHowever, see screenshot

squelch41 wrote: Indeed! which makes it all the weirder However, see screenshot Freaky. Maybe a very early model. I assume that you are going through the usual process and loaidjg the unpacked firmware file through the browser graphical user interface (GUI). I ask because we see regular interventions here from folks who try to "open" the firmware file and wonder why it doesn't work.

hehe, yes - not trying to upload the zip file and uploading via the web gui 🙂My only other thought is that these were originally supplied by virgin media but there is no other branding in the settings to suggest it is a custom firmware

squelch41 wrote:My only other thought is that these were originally supplied by virgin media but there is no other branding in the settings to suggest it is a custom firmware Aha. The plot thickens. Devices supplied through ISPs often come with customised firmware that locks you out of Netgear's updates. But those devices usually offer slues in the model number. In this case, maybe Virgin wanted devices that played nicely with its "hubs". The good news may be that firmware on these things is rarely substantial. They don't have the same security and features sets as routers. And the firmware is only for the wifi bit. The LAN side rarely, if ever, gets new firmware. There's next to nothing on there to tweak. I have PL1000s that don't even have a firmware option.

PLW1000 firmware stuck on 1.0.0.6

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 06, 2023
squelch41 wrote:

I have tried uploading the firmware 1.0.1.6 and 1.0.1.4 from the support site but the config updater returns "This firmware file is incorrect! Please get the firmware file again and make sure it is the correct firmware for this product."

There is no 1.0.0.6 on the Netgear pages for this device.

Firmware Version 1.0.0.18 was the Initial Release.
- squelch41
  Aspirant
  Sep 06, 2023
  Indeed! which makes it all the weirder
  However, see screenshot
  - michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 07, 2023
    squelch41 wrote:
    
    Indeed! which makes it all the weirder
    
    However, see screenshot
    
    Freaky. Maybe a very early model.
    
    I assume that you are going through the usual process and loaidjg the unpacked firmware file through the browser graphical user interface (GUI). I ask because we see regular interventions here from folks who try to "open" the firmware file and wonder why it doesn't work.
exad
Aspirant
Oct 16, 2023
Firmware Version 1.0.0.6 is not available on the official Netgear website for this device. The Initial Release was Firmware Version 1.0.0.18.
- michaelkenward
  Guru - Experienced User
  Oct 16, 2023
  exad wrote:
  
  Firmware Version 1.0.0.6 is not available on the official Netgear website for this device. The Initial Release was Firmware Version 1.0.0.18.
  
  Please read this conversation.
  
  Firmware Version 1.0.0.6 is ISP specific.

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PLW1000 firmware stuck on 1.0.0.6