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When I download the newest firmware, the download is a .ZIP containing, a .CHK, and a HTML file?
My current router version is: 1.3.1.64_10.1.36....but the newer version is, 1.3.2.134. > ADMINISTRATIVE, FIRMWARE UPDATE, then after downloading the newer firmware to my DOWNLOADS, the ZIP file...
"> [...] the ZIP file is nothing more than a .CHK file, and an HTML."
"Yup. And you were expecting what, exactly?"
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Antinode,
Well, what I was expecting? I guess I was expecting to update my firmware.
Clicking on either the .CHK, or the .HTML does not do anything at all. It does not open up, it does not 'magically,' and automatically, do the update, it does nothing at all.
So unless, I do not know which method I need to do, to download these two files, then please enlighten me. I have download hundreds of files in my computer-ing history, and this is the first time, I ever ran into this, when I can not open, or do the update.(s)
Thanks!
NettyJim17 wrote:
So unless, I do not know which method I need to do, to download these two files, then please enlighten me. I have download hundreds of files in my computer-ing history, and this is the first time, I ever ran into this, when I can not open, or do the update.(s)
The link I provided took you to the official Netgear KnowledgeBase article on how to manually update the firmware on any device. That's the process that No1Mportnt mentioned.
The release notes that you can read before you download the zip file should also have similar instructions. No guarantees there because Netgear has a habit of changing things without warning us.
I decided to keep it simple, without throwing on gratuitous insults or useless details, and because I thought that Netgear's instructions were straightforward. Maybe not. Are you still after help?
Those .img and .chk extensions can certainly confuse people because they are not unique. The trouble is that there are limits to the number of extensions available. You just have to know that they are not files that you can open or run. In this case, you have to use a browser to "send" the file to your router. It then writes the data into its memory, replacing the old firmware.
It is actually a pretty straightforward process. One you have done it you will quickly become a pro at firmware updates. It is worth getting familiar with the process because it is more reliable and safer than allowing the router to do its own thing, especially when that involves a wifi connection that can fall over in mid transfer, leaving you with a dead device.