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Firmware update WN1000RP
Hi I bought and successfully installed the range extender on my existing network. When I logged into the _EXT router, the first page that came up was an update page asking if I wanted to upgrade th...
celo53 wrote: That is correct BUT an official update from Netgear should NOT brick the unit. Yes, your current firmware may work better than the newest firmware but no matter what, you should be able to go back to the old firmware. I have never heard an official firmware bricking a unit!
Having bricked the unit within the first 10 minutes the first thing I did with the replacement was to turn off checking for updates. You then get a message telling you not to do this because you will miss out on new/improved features. I can not remember the actual words and I am not going near anything with the word update in it until someone reports a succesful upgrade.