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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 10, 2021

    You didn't give us much to go on. 

    What firmware version are you on? 

    What version are you trying to download? 

    Have you tried manually updating it? or just using the auto update process?

    • dnlwood's avatar
      dnlwood
      Aspirant
      Oct 10, 2021

       

      The message asked "Do you want to update th

      What firmware version are you on?   V1.4.1.68_1.3.28

      What version are you trying to download?   The latest. Got an email -

      Important Security Firmware Update from NETGEAR.  Logged on to my R7960P and saw that   A router firmware upgrade is available. 

      The New Firmware Version 1.4.2.84_1.3.42

      I clicked on the yes button.

       

      That is when the   GUI Language Update, a flashing message: Downloading and updating the language table, please wait for approximate one minute.....

       

      I wait for more than a minute and the only thing that happens is the flashing message contuines......

      my question is what is the next step??

       

      as far the  Have you tried manually updating it? or just using the auto update process?

      I have always Logged on my R7960P menu and selecting the update router firmware, when it is available.

  • dnlwood's avatar
    dnlwood
    Aspirant
    Oct 10, 2021
    I am updated to 1.4.2.84_1.3.42.
     
    Used the manually updating.
     
     
    Thanks for you help.