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gbgnyc's avatar
gbgnyc
Guide
Aug 23, 2021
Solved

ISP refuses to update frimware

I have never experienced this before.  My ISP will not update the firmware.  There must be a workaround? Please help
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Aug 23, 2021

    but is it impacting any performance?

    Stability?

     

    Many of the modems out there are out of date because of ISP's. 

     

    If your not having issues, the firmware/security on the router/pc would be the main focus. 

gbgnyc's avatar
gbgnyc
Guide
Sep 23, 2021

Thanks for the advice.  Does Netgear make a modem that allows me to update the firmware?

FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru
Sep 23, 2021

As plemans mentioned the CAX80 and CAX30 series, users can update the "router" portion of the unit. The modem portion can not be user updated. So is something happens on the modem side, it's the ISP that still handles FW udpates on the modem side. 

gbgnyc wrote:

Thanks for the advice.  Does Netgear make a modem that allows me to update the firmware?