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R8000 update and Samsung Smart TVs
I updated my R8000 to the newest firmware recently and I cannot get access to most of the streamed programs like Amazon Instants and Netflix on either of my Samsung smart TVs. Rolling back to firmwar...
Hi Richard35,
Please try this firmware.
https://kb.netgear.com/000054461/R8000-Firmware-Version-1-0-4-12
Nobody?
Looking through recent threads there seems to be a theme with Samsung products not being happy with the recent firmware updates?
If it helps both TVs are wired connections back to the router.
Hi Richard35,
just to verify, both TVs are wired to the router.
Both cannot access streaming programs using the latest 2 firmwares?
Does other devices have internet access with the latest firmwares?
Yes, both connected to router by wire, no wireless connection.
As far as I can tell everything else was working fine apart from the smart TVs access to streaming services. I’m now back on the older firmware that works so I’m not seeing any problems now.
Regards
Richard
Just had email from this forum telling me there was a solution posted. No there isn’t! I’ve rolled back to the old FW to make things work but I was under the impression that there were security vulnerabilities in the old FW and that’s why I updated. What’s the story? Should I live with the older firmware and everything works or do I need to find a fix to make it work with the newer, (safer?) Firmware?