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Bob-NG
Aspirant
Oct 29, 2017
Solved

WNR2000V5 with version 1.0.0.12 firmware

I have a WNR2000V5 router that is unable to take any firmware upgrades.

It is a 1.0.0.12

 

The Netgear website proclaims "1.0.0.18" as the initial release, so what do I have?

Is this the reason why I can't upgrade, and the reason why I am stuck with a router

with dozens of security flaws?

 

My year or two older WNR2000V4 router takes upgrades just fine.

 

 

Firmware
  • Bob-NG's avatar
    Bob-NG
    Nov 19, 2017

    The replacement router arrived today.  It was loaded with 1.0.0.34 firmware and happily took the update to 1.0.0.58.

    My problem is solved, though I never found out how I ended up with pre-release version of the firmware

    I guess it doesn't matter now.

     

     

     

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Oct 29, 2017
    Bob-NG wrote:

    I have a WNR2000V5 router that is unable to take any firmware upgrades.

    It is a 1.0.0.12

     

    What does "unable to take" mean? How are you trying to load the firmware? Manually?

     

    • Bob-NG's avatar
      Bob-NG
      Aspirant
      Oct 29, 2017

      If I use the assistant to "Check for new version from the internet", it endlessly cycles saying "Please wait a moment..."  (page refreshes over and over).

      If I try to upload a file from my PC, it says:  

      This firmware file is incorrect! Please get the firmware file again and make sure it is the correct firmware for this product.

       

      I've tried several different versions of the file, including the "Initial Version"  WNR2000v5-V1.0.0.18.img, all the way up to

      the latest version WNR2000v5-V1.0.0.58.img.  (Extracted from a zip file using WinZip, from the official NetGear website).

       

      And yes, I'm positive of the model of my router.  Both the label on the router and the header on the admin page have this

      model number.  The header on the admin page also says "Firmware Version V1.0.0.12".

      • Bob-NG's avatar
        Bob-NG
        Aspirant
        Oct 29, 2017

        I should also add:  after cycle power, the automatic check works and it wants to upgrade to 1.0.0.58, but, after uploading, I still get the message that the firmware is correct.

         

        I already tried the trick of using the pinhole button to set the router back to factory default.

        That didn't fix it either.

         

        Router is way past 90-day factory support, so Netgear won't help.