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Can't Rename Attached Devices, Can't Change QOS Settings for Attached Devices
Product: Nighthawk X6 R8000 - Firmware V1.0.4.46_10.1.63 Hi Folks Need help trying to solve a problem where I cannot change device name or QOS settings for attached devices. I go through usua...
Thank you James, you are exactly correct.
Maybe "Never" is a stretch and instead, "Not Always the Best Practice" would have been a more appropriate responce, but I do feel that it is realitive to these forums and is worth mentioning.
Thank you. Very informative and clear, much appreciated.
Time for a Synology I think and flog the Netgear. I think if I have to go to the effort of a complete re-config then I might as well do it with a newer Router.
Keep safe and thx again
James
Can understand your moving on. My Netgear routers were the only ones I have owned where you could not just update and go on about your business. Linksys, Asus for two, there were no issue of having to reset and reconfigure after an update. Have had others as well. The other venders would put something on their site, where you downloaded the firmware, if you needed to do a reset for some major change in the firmware. I moved on to a vender, other then the listed two, and have never been happer. Not a consumer grade setup, separate router and AP's, but firmware updates never require a reconfiguration.
> It's never a good idea to use a previously saved configuration file to
> reload into a new FW version upgrade, no matter what brand equipment.Nonsense.
> Minimum FW upgrade process should be: [...]
And stand on one leg and scream like a chicken.
None of this stuff is perfect, but it really does work most of the
time, without all the extra busy-work. As for compatibility of saved
settings/configuration files, in at least one case, my D7000[v1], the
configuration files are (mostly) plain text, and easy to compare between
firmware versions. I haven't seen any incompatibility over a wide range
of firmware versions, spread over years. "never"? Hogwash.I think Additude was kindly pointing out that in order to get my router back to a properly working state it is better to reset and manually reconfigure rather than ingest a corrupted configf file, which kinda made sense to me.
Anyway no matter - I'm not impressed with netgear screwing up my system in the first place. Their loss as I have loads of their kit and have recommened to many others, but no more....
> [...] it is better to reset and manually reconfigure rather than
> ingest a corrupted configf file, [...]It's certainly true that loading a corrupt configuration file is
unwise, but "never" covers rather more cases than that.> [...] I'm not impressed with netgear screwing up my system in the
> first place. [...]I'm not pleased with the firmware on my devices, either, but nonsense
is still nonsense.
Thank you James, you are exactly correct.
Maybe "Never" is a stretch and instead, "Not Always the Best Practice" would have been a more appropriate responce, but I do feel that it is realitive to these forums and is worth mentioning.