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Apprentice

Dec 16, 2016

Solved

Is Beta Firmware 1.0.7.6 stable and bug-free?

I have an R7000. I know the firmware is in beta. Can anyone chime in with their experiences? Known bugs? Stability? Lost functionality? Cases of successful installation vs. bricking the router?

Can a Netgear representative suggest their level of confidence with this beta, since it apparently was rushed?

Thanks!

mdgm-ntgr
Dec 17, 2016
We have a link on the updated Security Advisory to the production firmware.

7 Replies

mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 16, 2016
There is production firmware now.
- JohnNadeau
  Apprentice
  Dec 16, 2016
  Hey mdgm-ntgr ... can you elaborate? New Version Number... Post about new version? Thanks!
- elcondor
  Aspirant
  Dec 16, 2016
  Where?? Is it same number as Beta?
  - mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Dec 17, 2016
    We have a link on the updated Security Advisory to the production firmware.
eurosteve
Aspirant
Dec 17, 2016
I updated my firmware yesterday to the BETA version. It has the same numbers as the "production" version. Are they the same? Do I need to redownload and install the production firmware?

Thanks!
- IrvSp
  Master
  Dec 17, 2016
  They APPEAR to be the same, size at least. Didn't bother to try and binary compared them, just installed it. Works fine after the re-boot it does when installing.
  - eurosteve
    Aspirant
    Dec 17, 2016
    I'm thinking that the firmware didn't change just because they changed the label from BETA to Production, as long as the firmware number stayed the same. I think they would have changed the number if they did anything to change the firmware as a result of it's trial in Beta. Does this sound right?