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rbird2
Oct 10, 2017Luminary
R7800 firmware update 1.0.2.36 broke Network Drive - unable to make backups.
Well I unfortunately upgraded to the "Netgear R7800-V1.0.2.36" firmware and found it broke Readyshare with my WD 1TB eSATA drive connected to my R7800. Using Macrium Reflect I was unable to make a ba...
- Nov 25, 2017
Netgear has finally released R7800 firmware version 1.0.2.38 that fixes the Network Drive bug introduced in the version 1.0.2.36 firmware:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7800/R7800-V1.0.2.38.zip
rbird2
Oct 22, 2017Luminary
A lot of R7800 owners have been complaining about this bug but so far we have not seen any software update to fix this problem.
I posted this problem on this Netgear support forum on 10/10/2017 (others posted earlier) and I have an open Netgear support case number on this bug. Besides the detailed information I provided Netgear in this post, I have twice sent Netgear emails with screenshots along with with details of this network drive problem.
It is taking Netgear way too long to fix this simple bug. With the information I provided in my post I showed that Voxel found this bug right after the 1.0.2.36 firmware was released by Netgear, diagnosed it, fixed it, and then released his excellent R7800 custom firmrware:
http://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html
I find it very interesting that Voxel had no problem finding this Samba bug in the R7800 1.0.2.36 firmware and quickly fixed it before he released his custom firmware. Why can't Netgear fix it?
As I said before, the MAIN reason I (and others) bought a R7800 was for the network drive support. R7800 owners are forced to revert to version 1.0.2.32 just to get their network drive working again. This is not a good solution because now they are vulnerable to the security flaws fixed in version 1.0.2.36
What is it taking Netgear so long to provide R7800 owners a fix?
Retired_Member
Oct 23, 2017i hope they fix the sowdowns n disconnects to
- TH3F4TC0BRANov 02, 2017Aspirant
Does anyone have any new information?
Is Netgear attempting to fix this problem?
When?
- NooneshereNov 02, 2017Aspirant
I guess I will be putting this router up on Ebay soon, to many issues not beign cared for.
- VXPNov 03, 2017Aspirant
I bought this router recently and I am also experiencing the same problem. I have opened an email support ticket. If I don't get any satisfactory response then I will return it and buy Asus or Linksys router.