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Bob-NG
Oct 29, 2017Aspirant
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 w...
- 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.
Bob-NG
Nov 19, 2017Aspirant
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.
michaelkenward
Nov 19, 2017Guru - Experienced User
Bob-NG wrote:
My problem is solved, though I never found out how I ended up with pre-release version of the firmware
I have participated in various beta trials – on one now – but I have yet to see a device that could not accept "post-beta" firmware.
They always ship with the first official release, and you can flash that on top of beta firmware.
I have seen beta hardware that needs strange tweaks to get it to play nice, but it always works in the end.
Like you say, puzzling.