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Firmware update
My Netgear R6260 AC1600 is prompting for a firmware update. Currently it is using V1.1.0.66_1.0.1 Acording to the Netgear downloads page V1.1.0.64 is still the latest version. I asked about this and...
I, too, tried to update the firmware. I had rebooted the router a few minutes earlier, so I just went into the administration interface and searched for the .img file that I had downloaded to my computer.
Unfortunately, it didn't work for me. My router's power light is blinking, and none of the other lights have come back on.
I have no idea what Funjsq is, or how to stop it.
Sorry to hear that Caternaco. I haven't done mine yet and I'm beginning to wonder if it's actually worth it. Especially seeing as my router is working fine on v1.1.0.66. What happens if you click on [Cancel]? Does it abort the upgrade and return you to the previous version? Or has the failed upgrade process now screwed-up your router?
Thanks. Once the firmware update starts, you're disconnected from the router, so you can't cancel the process.
I had a long phone call with Netgear (mostly spent on hold waiting for an agent) last night to troubleshoot, and it looks like I'll have to return the router.
They really need to write better instructions, or change the firmware upgrade process to incorporate the stop to the funjsq process.
I wonder if this all has to be with security key exposure back in January?
Thanks for your reply Caternaco.
Oh well that's just terrific, isn't it? And what are you supposed to do in the meantime? Buy a new router?
I can't believe that Netgear have turned what should be a very simple upgrade process into a game of Russian Roulette!
So is this new firmware upgrade supposed to be a patch for that security key vulnerability?