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Has Netgear abandoned the R6300v2? Where is the list of obsoleted products?
We are coming up on one year since the R6300v2 has gotten a firmware update (v1.0.4.52 was released on 2021-02-18). I'm tracking a half-dozen other Netgear devices, and every one of those has gotten several firmware updates since that time (the next-oldest one got updated in September 2021). A year without updates during a year where a lot of vulnerabilities in these products have been rectified tells me that Netgear has abandoned this model. The Support page gives no hint either way. Is the R6300v2 still a supported product?
Does Netgear publish a list of either currently-supported products or a list of obsoleted products? If this device isnt' going to get firmware support (in the form of fixes for security vulnerabilities) then I'm going to retire it. If Netgear can't be clear about what is supported or not, I'm going to consider other suppliers for its replacement.
I did contact Support, just wrapped up a lengthy chat with someone who just wanted to tell me about how Armor scans my network for bad stuff. Wonderful -- and not helpful.
It would take some analysis to work out how old something is before it becomes obsolete.
In the case of Netgear, devices may well enter what it flags as "end of life" or EOL.
There my still be updates for security things after it disappears from the retail chain. In general the flow of updates slows down after the initial release. That is when bugs turn up and when things get new features.
In the case of the R6300v2, we are talking about an inexpensive bottom-of-the-range router that came out in 2013 based on an original release from 2012. So, it is now near on a decade old. (I wonder how Apple responds to queries about a decade old iPhone.)
It would take some analysis to work out how old something is before it becomes obsolete.
In the case of Netgear, devices may well enter what it flags as "end of life" or EOL.
There my still be updates for security things after it disappears from the retail chain. In general the flow of updates slows down after the initial release. That is when bugs turn up and when things get new features.
In the case of the R6300v2, we are talking about an inexpensive bottom-of-the-range router that came out in 2013 based on an original release from 2012. So, it is now near on a decade old. (I wonder how Apple responds to queries about a decade old iPhone.)
Re: Has Netgear abandoned the R6300v2? Where is the list of obsoleted products?
Me neither. I found it when looking for what the others got up to.
Like them, beyond model numbers Netgear offers a list that is thin on useful details.
It does, though, deal with the questions from @SteveD_DC. Good to see who this conversation as SOLVED. Even though the answer might not be the one they'd like.
