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LOISLANE
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Aug 06, 2020
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Netgear Nighthawk R8000P Firmware Update

Firmware not updating manually nor via router web check option. Nighthawk R8000P Current Firmware Version: 1.4.1.50 Update Firmware Version: 1.4.1.62 I have attempted to update the firmware via the Ro...
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    jmr33
    Sep 23, 2021

    I also was unable to update router firmware with the Nighthawk App, it would go for about 2 minutes, then fail, saying to "Try Again" later, which never worked. But it succeeded when I used a browser (FireFox) to 192.168.1.1 and chased it down that way.

     

     

LOISLANE's avatar
LOISLANE
Initiate
Apr 28, 2021

I gave up on the R8000P router the router is vulnerable to hack ect.. due to the lack of the security firmware patches.  I upgraded to the AX8 WiFi 6.

jmr33's avatar
jmr33
Initiate
Sep 23, 2021

I also was unable to update router firmware with the Nighthawk App, it would go for about 2 minutes, then fail, saying to "Try Again" later, which never worked. But it succeeded when I used a browser (FireFox) to 192.168.1.1 and chased it down that way.