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R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.126
Just noticed R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.126.
As in my last inquiry on this forum
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/R8500-Firmware-Version-1-0-2-122/m-p/1589213
I am not ...
Firmware 1.0.2.26 is one of the oldest around and is almost certainly well past its sell by date.
It is dated 11/28/2016, which means 28-11-2016 in the real world, so coming up to its second birthday in November.
There have been 10 updates since then.
The latest firmware is here:
R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.122 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Dated 06/14/2018 (14-06-2018 in real money), it contains changes that are very important to some people, Added support for SHA256 certificates in lieu of MD5 for OpenVPN.
It is a piece of cake to try new firmware:
- Create backup of current settings
- Apply new firmware
If you have problems and don't want to factory reset the router – the first thing to try – simply roll back to the firmware version you had before the latest. Then restore the settings, just in case the update messed up something.
My bad. It should read R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.26
Link still applies, unless I am overlooking something.
https://kb.netgear.com/30188/R8500-Firmware-Version-1-0-2-26
Thank you for bringing it to attention.
Firmware 1.0.2.26 is one of the oldest around and is almost certainly well past its sell by date.
It is dated 11/28/2016, which means 28-11-2016 in the real world, so coming up to its second birthday in November.
There have been 10 updates since then.
The latest firmware is here:
R8500 Firmware Version 1.0.2.122 | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Dated 06/14/2018 (14-06-2018 in real money), it contains changes that are very important to some people, Added support for SHA256 certificates in lieu of MD5 for OpenVPN.
It is a piece of cake to try new firmware:
- Create backup of current settings
- Apply new firmware
If you have problems and don't want to factory reset the router – the first thing to try – simply roll back to the firmware version you had before the latest. Then restore the settings, just in case the update messed up something.
How embarrassing. It should have clicked when no new update appeared
via the router’s update.
My apologies for wasting everyone’s time.
Stuff happens.