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R6900P Firmware Version 1.3.3.142 - Hot Fix Not availabe on app or web for firmware update Why?
I see a new version of firm ware and a new hot fix for a security vulnerability. I use the recommended app and web interface to check for the new update but both say none are available. My current ...
Some updates will not appear on the router for updating. Users can always manually download the FW file and manually apply them using a wired PC and web browser if they want too. Also if your system is running fine. Sometimes you may not want to update FW. "If it works, don't fix it!" Users choice.
We can't elect not to update the firmware to this hotfix as it addresses a known security vulnerability.
chris2969 wrote:
We can't elect not to update the firmware to this hotfix as it addresses a known security vulnerability.
What do you mean by that?
You don't want to skip the update?
Talk of "a known security vulnerability" could mean many things. It is often a new "hole" that has come up on some security site that has never been seen in the real world.
For good reason, Netgear never says what the "vulnerability" is. But many people seem to get by with routers that they never update.
The choice is yours, of course. But it helps to understand how this process works and to make decisions on that basis. Just because something screams "security vulnerability" does not mean that the sky will fall in tomorrow if you do not rush to apply an update.
As a hotfix is "work in progress" that has yet to reach the update server, you may well be safe if you hang on until the firmware gets to that stage,
- Thanks. I should have clarified the latest version as well as the hot fix aren’t available to download via Netgear app and the router web page. What you say about the hot fix make sense but I don’t understand why the latest version wouldn’t be available since it was released back in June. I try to stay current especially when it comes to security these days within reason.
Thanks all for your input. I am out of support for my current router and this sis the only venue we have to tell Netgear that they need to update their versions since they heavily encourage to update firmware via app.
MACDADGR wrote:
I should have clarified the latest version as well as the hot fix aren’t available to download via Netgear app and the router web page.I don't know what you mean by "the router web page". I have just downloaded both these versions – hotfix and latest official release – from the support pages for this router.
Here are links to the release notes:
R6900P Firmware Version 1.3.3.142 - Hot Fix | Answer | NETGEAR Support
and
R6900P Firmware Version 1.3.3.140 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Find it all here:
Nighthawk R6900P | AC1900 Smart WiFi Router | NETGEAR Support
If you can't get these files, then there may be something odd happening at your end. Perhaps a different browser would give a different result.
