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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
Other vendors have already rolled out a fix for KRACK, its only Netgear and few other **bleep** vendor that are lagging behind.
knodi wrote:
Other vendors have already rolled out a fix for KRACK
Which vendors do you have in mind? I see complaints like this elsewhere. Who has fixed it?
Netgear has released some updates. You may have to check for them.
Actually, this is much less of an issue for Netgear than it is for most of the tech sector. KRACK is really all about wifi clients. (I have read the original research paper from Leuven.)
With routers and modems you have to put them into bridge mode to make them vulnerable. Have you done that?
If your router is working simply as a router or your modem is just a gateway (modem/router) it won't affect you.
The people who really need to fix this are Apple and Google (Android). But I guess it is harder to be rude about them.
Until they do, I suggest that you wrap all your tablets and mobile phones in tin foil.
Updated List of WPA-2 KRACK Patches in Consumer Routers (Last Updated 22-Nov-2017):
https://www.macobserver.com/news/list-of-krack-patches-routers/That looks to be seriously out of date. I have seen updates from both Netgear and D-Link that it doesn't mention.
Netgear manages to obscure the issue by writing truly useless Release Notes that simple say "security issues" without saying what they do.
That article does though remind me of an important factor that gets lost when people bash Netgear and other modem/router brands. This is a chip maker problem. Everyone uses the same chips. That's where the vulnerabilities lie.
Amusing observation on Apple. As ever, it won't say anything and behaves as if it is immune to all security holes. But if you are prepared to pay $1000 for a phone, you expect it to walk on water.
Thats kind of a dumb arugment, KRACK is a major issue and all vendor that have patched it have acknowlaged it.
As far as Apple when they patched KRACK they acknowlaged it was patched.