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duggu19
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Jan 23, 2023

Nighthawk R6700V3 Expressvpn firmware

So i wanted to try out the Expressvpn firmware on my R6700V3 to see if it would work for my setup. Turns out it doesn't now it won't let me reinstall the Netgear firmware. Expressvpn customer service...
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michaelkenward
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Jan 23, 2023
duggu19 wrote:

So i wanted to try out the Expressvpn firmware on my R6700V3 to see if it would work for my setup. Turns out it doesn't now it won't let me reinstall the Netgear firmware.

 

Unfortunately, Netgear doesn't support third party firmware. You really need to ask the people who write it.

 

If you installed firmware on a device that does not claim to support it, you are a bit stuck.

 

The only option that comes to mind is TFTP.

 

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