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In my case on my R9000 I just got it the email last week
Great question, and already stated they do not provide that information. A more important comment to all of us is that Netgear end of life is really way before they provide the email trying to get you to buy another one of their routers. In my case on my R9000 I just got it the email last week. I was curious so I looked to see when last software update was provided and fell off my chair laughing. 1.0.5.42 was released in 2022. So they really don't care about any security issues over the last 3 years. I purchased mine in 2020 and had lots of issues with updates in the first 2 years. Not sure yet if I am going to buy a different brand next time.Nighthawk X10 R9000 Router and Nighthawk X4S EX7500 Extender Issues
Just replaced my R8300 with the R9000 (V1.0.3.6) and also using EX7500 (V1.0.0.38). After bringing the EX7500 into the network many wireless devices frequently drop and re-add to the network (monitored in Netgear Genie), IP Addresses are frequently changed (using DHCP), the R9000 seems to forget many device types I previously updated (reported in Network Map), and the R9000 just does not seem to play well with the EX7500. Are there issues with compatibility? What suggestions do you have?
No more recessed USB ports
I've had two USB thumb drives overheat and crash (consistantly). Here are the model numbers: 1.) A super-mini thumb drive by Lexmark (32GB, USB3.0 JumpDrive S45 - LJDS45-32GABEU (I liked the low profile, but it clearly couldn't dissipate heat as the USB port on the R9000 is recessed... 2.) A longer thumb drive by Sandisk that has a metal housing (32GB USB3.0 Ultra Flair SDCZ73-032G) which I thought could dissipate heat, but it just can't... The only solution to this is a USB extension cable. NetGear's KnowledgeBase regarding "tested USB drives" is terribly short, and woefully incomplete: https://kb.netgear.com/18985/Will-my-USB-drive-work-with-ReadySHARE (it refers to the "SanDisk 64GB" as being compatible, but it DOES NOT give the model number like it does for every other device listed) The R9000's two USB3.0 ports are positioned under the router's overhanging plastic chasis. This does not allow for heat to disapate from the pen drives, which become too hot to touch. I recomend that future models have the USB ports flush with the router's outermost walls.
