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R8000P firmware will not update
R8000P router. Firmware is at 1.4.1.50. There is an update available to 1.4.5, but nothing I do will update it. I have tried from the router app on my computer; i have tried by manually downloading ...
Sorry, but the 'solutions' that have been posted are WAY too complicated. In fact, I wonder if they are spoofs.
Nevertheless, I couldn't even begin to try them. I'm not a computer noob, but those solutions are beyond me. I'm looking for something like 'clear this, reset that, try again.'
Sorry, but this seems to be the only way to get the router updated. Maybe have a friend or family member help you out. Others have posted that this gets the router to update.
Update: I found 2 Netgear KB articles on updating using TFTP, and updating using the cmd prompt. I followed the instructions precisely and neither worked. One thing I noticed was that the instructions said that when you turn the router back on, wait for the orange power led to start blinking before hitting "put" or 'enter'. Mine never blinked. It was solid orange until it fully booted. I don't know if that is the problem, but it was the only thing different from the instructions.