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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.
> 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.