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R7000 Firmware Version 1.0.11.130 - Just showed up Jan 6, 2022
The release notes say only: Fixes security vulnerabilities. Anyone tried this one? I am afraid... But, I always hope they fix some of the other ongoing stuff, like the Attached Devices list m...
'128 was unstable when I installed it over '126 without erasing first. But, '128 was stable when I erased before installing it. So, I'm reluctant to install '130 over '128 without erasing first. The time-consuming pain with erasing first is that it requires manual re-entry of all configuration settings which is worse if, like me, you have many reserved addresses.
Why in the world NG can't make their updates install without erasing the configuration first is beyond me. I believe this is the reason they eliminated auto-updates.
I agree with the comments above about the quality of NG's R7000 FW. As far as it being pre-historic, it uses the pre-2007 rules for Daylight savings time.
I've got two R7000's and I'm living with them until I find a compelling replacement.
for the most part, you shouldn't need to erase/factory reset before/after updating. We usually only recommend it if there's an issue.
You can always make a backup configuration and do a in place upgrade. and if there's issues, downgrade back and restore the old configuration