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BobtheBuilder99
Sep 26, 2021Aspirant
Firmware won't Update
R7960P — Nighthawk X6S AC3600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Firmware won't update. Autoupdate is enabled. I have tried manual updates but after the update downloads, I'm still on Version 1.4.1.50 and ha...
michaelkenward
Sep 27, 2021Guru - Experienced User
BobtheBuilder99 wrote:
R7960P — Nighthawk X6S AC3600 Tri-Band WiFi Router
Firmware won't update. Autoupdate is enabled. I have tried manual updates but after the update downloads, I'm still on Version 1.4.1.50 and have the message saying an update to 1.4.1.68_1.3.28 is available.
It isn't clear to me from your explanation how you went about the update. There is more to it than just downloading the firmware.
This is probably the most reliable, and safest, way do it.
How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Maybe that's what you did but, as I said, that isn't obvious to me.
Unfortunately, this router has caused update problems for other people.
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In which case, using the above approach with the suggestion from FURRYe38 might be the solution.