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Twinsen
Tutor
Jan 13, 2022
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Nighthawk X4S R7800 does not upgrade

Just read the news about this router being vulnerable for hackers attacks and found a new firmware file on netgear site. However, the router itself does not accept it telling me that this new firmwa...
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Jan 13, 2022

    Under the downloads section click on "+view previous versions"

    Try a stepped approach. Go a couple versions newer and see if you can update. 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 13, 2022

the version you're on is around 22 versions behind. You might try doing a stepped process versus going from 0 to 100. 

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Twinsen
Tutor
Jan 13, 2022

Thanks! I believe I can only find the most recent version on netgear site? Where should I look for the "middle" versions?

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 13, 2022

    Under the downloads section click on "+view previous versions"

    Try a stepped approach. Go a couple versions newer and see if you can update. 

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      Twinsen
      Tutor
      Jan 13, 2022

      Thank you, it helped! I've gone from 2.04 to 2.28 to 2.40 to 2.52 to 2.68 to 2.80 to 2.86 (previous version) to 2.90 and it worked this way!