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only GUI updates not firmware
My router has NEVER been able to update the firmware (only a year old) or it is updating and the firmware number is just not updating. BUT the GUI is updating if I look on line. I have updated man...
it might be good to start off with what router you have?
What firmware version is it on?
Sorry..R7960P firmware Ver 1.4.4.44.1.3.5
when you try to update it, what error do you get?
Have you tried using tftp to force the update?
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
Thank you for your most detailed suggestion but it is way beyond my abilities. I did do a wired connection and downloaded the update manually and then signed into netgear and uploaded the file and that also only update the GUI file.
I get no error messages and in fact I get a message on both the direct wired connection and from the app that the update was successful!
I guess I will have to hope it is updating but not registering the update.
