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wnr1000v4 latest firmware disparity
Hi,
When I visit the wnr1000v4 support page the latest reported firmware is 1.1.0.54.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wnr1000v4#download
However there is a later security advisory article PSV-2019-0015 indicating the latest firmware is 1.1.0.62.
This version of firmware does not show up on the product page.
Any ideas which is the correct firmware that should be used for the wnr1000v4?
Thanks in advance.
FURRYe38 wrote:
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Good thinking. Fix your budget and look around.
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and
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Either one. The security information is a notification of a fix in security so if that version is most current then you can use this version as well.
The Security advisory page is dated: Last Updated:12/22/2020
The standard FW download page for last official release is dated: Last Updated:08/17/2018
I would presume the most recent dated version would be recommended.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Either one. The security information is a notification of a fix in security so if that version is most current then you can use this version as well.
The whole point of the question from joesouza, as they explained in their first message, is that they cannot find the version mentioned in the security update.
I would presume the most re[c]ent dated version would be recommended.
Yes, but where does joesouza find it?
One possibility that I didn't throw in to my response was that Netgear is not only bad at maintaining documentation, it has also been known to pull firmware updates from the support pages without any warning. It does this when a new release turns out to cause problems.
Time for something anew then.
joesouza wrote:
Any ideas which is the correct firmware that should be used for the wnr1000v4?
I would place more faith in the support pages for that device than I would in an old security advisory. Netgear is notoriously bad at keeping documentation up to date.
There hasn't been new firmware for that device since 2018. We are talking about a router based on something that first appeared in 2009, so it won't be high on the priority list for Netgear's firmware team.
This seven-year old router is also on the "EOL" list:
NETGEAR End of Service | NETGEAR
Given that it has minimal specifications – slow (100 Mbps LAN and no 5 GHz wifi – anyone worrying about security might want to acquire something designed for the 2020s.
