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Aspirant

Dec 28, 2019

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Netgear WGR614 V9 updated firmware required

Dear Members.
Please help me regarding the firmware update, my router has firmware version v1.0.11_1.0.1VGUK.chk
I have found a lot on but no updated firmware found. Every firmware which i got from net including all region or only north america failed to update the router. Please help me.

plemans
Dec 30, 2019
Check those sites to see.

11 Replies

plemans
Guru
Dec 28, 2019
1. Are you extracting the firmware prior to trying to install it? Once you download it, you need to extract the zip file before trying to upload it to the device. You can't just double click on it. If you're on windows, right click and go to extract.
2. It might be time for an upgrade. The v9 you're on was released in 2008, the original was released in 2003 when windows xp was still in use. We've advanced from wireless g---->wireless N---->wireless AC------wireless AX. its a bit dated and probably put its time in being a 11 year old device.
- IMKashif
  Aspirant
  Dec 29, 2019
  Yes, i have upload the file after extracting, but router said, failed to update..
  - michaelkenward
    Guru
    Dec 29, 2019
    As plemans says, your router dates back to 2007.
    
    There is no "v1.0.11_1.0.1VGUK.chk" for the WGR614 V9.
    
    Unfortunately, your image tells us not much, no model number visible. So we can't tell which hardware version you own. There are 10 in all. The label on your device will tell you.
    
    So it is anybody's guess as to what is going on.
    
    IMKashif wrote:
    Yes, i have upload the file after extracting, but router said, failed to update..
    
    That often means that the firmware is not for your hardware.
    
    To be honest, I would forget about trying to drag this museum piece into the 2020s.
    
    It is almost certainly slower than your Internet service and local network can handle.