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R7000: corrective firmware. Why is it taking so long????
Hello, Just wondering why oh why, after releasing such a buggy firmware, is it taking Netgear so long to release something that would come *close* to a stable corrective firmware?? So many users are...
I'm sorry but usually, when you release a newer firmware, it's because it offers new features and it corrects some bugs. So it's *always* best to install the latest available firmware. No one is forcing me, but it's what's supposed to be done. Like when you update your OS, or whatever...
Now if a company releases something that hasn't been tested at all, and it seems to be the case when you look at the number of complaints and the obvious bugs users are having with the router, then it means something is really wrong with that company and that product :O
Yes, it's usually a good idea to run the latest firmware, except when it doesn't work. Even big companies, like Microsoft and Apple make mistakes and put out buggy updates. In fact, this happened recently with a Windows 10 update, and it took Apple several releases to fix major Wi-Fi bugs in iOS. Is something really wrong with all of these companies?
If Netgear had pulled the firmware, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.
I'm sorry again, but hey, those are pretty BIG bugs!
No more port redirection? ReadyShare printer not working unless you switch off the access control? Downloads slower than before? ... Add of course all the other complaints on the other thread, and you have to admit that this firmware is a disgrace to all firmwares... Yes, Netgear should have pulled the firmware the day they put it online.
As for the other companies, when they f..k up, you can read about that all over the net. So let's talk about Netgear now, right?
No more port redirection? Fixed by a factory reset or removal and addition of existing rules. A Netgear engineer admitted to me that they should have included instructions to perform a factory reset after installing 1.0.5.48.
ReadyShare and access control. Yes, a bug that will be fixed in the next release, though access control is a hardly what I call a useful feature.
Downloads slower than before? Hadn't noticed any significant difference.
I'm not sure what else to talk about. I get it that you are unhappy that Netgear hasn't released new firmware. You'll simply have to wait until it's ready. Or jump ship and buy an Asus. Want an idea how complicated firmware is? Take a look at the changelog for Asuswrt-Merlin. I happen to think Asuswrt-Merlin is great, but it's not bug free, either.
Mmmhhh... How would you like it, if the next time you apply an OS update, Windows or Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora or MacOS, you had to reinstall everything because hey, they forgot to include instructions to perform a reinstall after that update?
You don't like access control, I get it, I know why. Still, it's a feature. If it's so bad, or useless, then it should be removed. I think, like someone wrote about that, that it's another piece of a puzzle, another door before to break before you go to the next level... So I want it back, with the ReadyShare printer, as was advertised when I bought the router.
Yep, downloads are slower than what they were. Started right after the update. 800/40 here. Now I get 500/40 :(
Your advise is to jump ship and buy Asus? You think I'm Rockefeller, that my pockets are full of money? The R7000 was my choice among a few routers, and it wasn't an easy buy, but an expensive one. That's why I expect it to be worthy of my expense.
Don't get me wrong: I love that router. That's why I bitch about that firmware, and won't stop until I get a new and BETTER one!