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R7960P will not update firmware
I have a Nighthawk R7960P since January 2020 and its stuck in firmware version V1.4.1.44. I've tried updating this many times over the past few months and every attempt goes through the procedure wit...
The Version i'm now trying to install is 1.4.2.84_1.3.42 However, there have been numerous versions prior to this one that I've tried installing as well and had this exact same issue.
You could try installing the firmware using tftp or nmrpflash
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
just make sure you enable tftp
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash
I'm on a mac.
there guides for mac's if you search on the forums for using tftp