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Nighthawk R7000, automated firmware updates and incomplete attached devices list
I had a problem where the attached devices list was almost empty and did not show all connected devices. I thought I had the most newest firmware, since the automatic updater did not find any upd...
I had no clue that the automatic updater could be broken. I always though that automatic update search is a fantastic feature to have in Netgear devices but now I feel a bit more disappointed, when there is an another feature in the device that I can not trust.
Koopee wrote:
....now I feel a bit more disappointed, when there is an another feature in the device that I can not trust.
It works for most people, but there are times when it falls over.
It is famous at missing updates. It has never been clear why.
A better option would be to alert users that there is an update. They can then let the router do its thing or manually update the firmware.
I try to do this by having an automated update check of the support pages for the devices I use. Sadly, Netgear doesn't have an RSS option for checking those pages