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R7800 firmware update 1.0.2.36 broke Network Drive - unable to make backups.
Well I unfortunately upgraded to the "Netgear R7800-V1.0.2.36" firmware and found it broke Readyshare with my WD 1TB eSATA drive connected to my R7800. Using Macrium Reflect I was unable to make a ba...
Netgear has finally released R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.38 that fixes the Network Drive bug introduced in the version 1.0.2.36 firmware:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7800/R7800-V1.0.2.38.zip
I think they don't give a f*k about users specially here at the foum so we just have to wait. Overall their routers are ok, and this is the first time they fuc*ed up I think?
there is a new firmware out 1.0.2.38 no idea what it fixes as Netgear have decided to post nothing useful at all in the description which is not helpful. Netgear seem to just not give a damn these days. Next router will be an Asus with Merlins firmware, after years with netgear their lack of proactive updates and no real security features like Asus's AIProtection just shows how far they have slipped behind. Its a real shame because the R7800 is a great router just with awful firmware and code that's so old its almost fossilized.
1.0.2.38
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes security issues.
- Fixes minor bugs.
Known unfixed issues:
- Intel7260/3160 has a connection problem with the R7800 when the HT160 is enabled. This issue is due to the Intel driver. Intel is looking into this.
"Fixes minor bugs.", no mention that this firmware fixes the Network Drive bug.
This was a MAJOR bug since version 1.0.2.36 completely broke the Network drive functionality on the R7800.
Netgear took almost 2 months to finally release a fix for a bug they created in the 1.0.2.36 firmware.
Wake up Netgear, this is not customer service!
After this fu%$%^p I will not use Netgear firmware anymore. Voxel's firmware works perfect and my local network transfer speed is better than original Netgear's firmware.
Unfortunately, Voxel’s excellent R7800 firmware still relies on the Netgear core code and there are lot’s of packages/code that Voxel does not have access to that are still 100% under Netgear’s control.
I have used Voxel’s firmware but at this point I'm so tempted to go back to DD-WRT (Kong) because of this. Voxel works very hard to produce a quality firmware but there still is the Netgear controlled part of the firmware that scares me.
Netgear still has not acknowledged that they fixed the KRACK security concern for the R7800 so I wonder how many other security concerns exist…
Confirmed that .38 fixes the network drive issue.
