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chappcc
Tutor
Dec 13, 2016
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R7000 Firmware upgrade to V1.0.7.6

I downloaded and applied the recent firmware update V1.0.7.6_1.1.99.  All seemed to go well, except after logging on to the router, the older version is still shown as V1.0.4.30_1.1.67 and the I see ...
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  • chappcc's avatar
    chappcc
    Dec 13, 2016

    Downloaded again and re-flashed. Now the router screen shows the proper version and no indication of an available update.

  • jguerdat's avatar
    jguerdat
    Guru
    Dec 17, 2016

    I find that the Respond to Ping on Internet port is enabled but grayed out.  Everything else is fine.  Is this true for anyone else or am I lucky?

    • Retired_Member's avatar
      Retired_Member
      Dec 17, 2016

      Mine is unchecked, I reset to defaults, did you?

       

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      • jguerdat's avatar
        jguerdat
        Guru
        Dec 17, 2016

        Nope, guess I'll have to.  Thanks for the confirmation.

    • jguerdat's avatar
      jguerdat
      Guru
      Dec 18, 2016
      jguerdat wrote:

      I find that the Respond to Ping on Internet port is enabled but grayed out.  Everything else is fine.  Is this true for anyone else or am I lucky?

      Huh. I just checked again and find that even though my reset yesterday showed that the Internet ping was disabled, it's back again and grayed out.

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        jguerdat
        Guru
        Dec 18, 2016

        Ok, found out why this is.  If the VPN service is enabled, theRespond to Ping on Internet port is enabled but grayed out.  Disable VPN and all is well.

         

        Without knowing the ins and outs of how the VPN service has to work, is this actually necessary?