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hornywell
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Nov 03, 2021

Error after R7960P Firmware Upgraded to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42

The post is about R7900P X6S AC3600.   After upgrading the firmware to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42, I constantly experienced this ‘Hmm, we can’t reach this page’ error in Microsoft Edge, or similar messages in...
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hornywell
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Nov 04, 2021

YES, I did all of these before downgrading the firmware. I was even thinking the possibility that uprading to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42 somehow bricked my R7960P router. SO I started looking for a cheap one on eBay, and I actually bidded one at $25.00:)

 

These error messages didn't showup when I was tethering my laptop to my TMo phone on an out of town trip last week, so I had to think it's either the ISP modem, or the router.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 04, 2021

Can you downgrade back to v68? 

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    hornywell
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    Nov 05, 2021

    YES, downgrading is just the same as upgrading. It will give you a message saying you are uploading a lower version. And if we are sure the lower version works fine, you can go ahead. That's exactly what I did.

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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 05, 2021

      And did the router downgrade successfully? 

      hornywell wrote:

      YES, downgrading is just the same as upgrading. It will give you a message saying you are uploading a lower version. And if we are sure the lower version works fine, you can go ahead. That's exactly what I did.