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Netgear Nighthawk R8000 updated firmware and I get error messages when trying to open a webpage
I just updated the firmware of my router yesterday. Prior to the update, I was not have connectivity problems. Now, using Chrome, I try to open a webpage and I get this message, This site can’t be ...
let me know if it works
Thank you for the message. It updated to V. 1.0.4.76. I will take your advice and try installed an older version. Thank you again for the message.
let me know if it works
Thank you again for your help. I was able to install a previous version (1.0.4.68) and the router is working just fine!
glad to hear it!
I am also experiencing the same issue, I will get the "DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN" error over and over again intermittently. I have never experienced dns issues until these recent firmware updates: 1.0.4.74, and the most recent version 1.0.4.76. Sometimes the website will never load causing some chaos with my online college classes.
I will roll back to firmware 1.0.4.68 and see if that helps. My only concern are these vulnerabilities that have been recently exposed on older firmware. This is the whole reason I updated in the first place. See this article for an example of what made me update….
https://www.pcmag.com/news/thanks-to-disney-11-netgear-routers-need-to-be-patched-immediately
Is there a way to get this info directly to the dev team? This is a huge issue that needs to be fixed immediately. I know I am not the only person experiencing these issues, other forum users have expressed their concerns as well. From a security standpoint we can’t update our routers to old much more vulnerable software versions. This is completely unacceptable.
Note: Facebook and Instagram are both down right now due to other DNS issues?? What is going on?