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mrmagloo
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May 30, 2018
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Forced Total Reset? R7500v2

So, although my specific router was not mentioned as part of this whole Russian hacker thing, I figured it wouldn't hurt to pull the power and just let it restart.  I do that, and I find everything i...
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    mrmagloo
    May 30, 2018

    I think YOU should read the Netgear public recommendation that clearly stated to pull the power plug and wait 30 seconds. Besides are you suggesting that every time you have a power blip you should expect to do a full restore? While I did have an older backup, the point was, there was NO guidance suggesting this particular model was at risk, nor were they forcing a full reset, which would have been nice to know in advance. If you suggest Gentler is more appropriate, Imho, contact Netgear and chastise them about the bad instructions.

     

    On the certificate warnings, naturally this had all to do with the fully resetted new set up routine. I had zero interest in the middle of my day to stop and document every glitch. Obviously they don't care if their security certs are in conflict so do you really think it's my obligation to spell it out for them?  I trust they should have a good handle on the process and what certs would be called, right.

     

    Thanks for the utterly stupid response.