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tano26
Mar 20, 2020Tutor
R7960P firmware not upgrading
I have attempted multiple times to upgrade my current firmware, V1.4.1.44_1.3.5, to V1.4.1.50_1.3.10 and it fails. I have tried letting the router update itself and also downloading upgrade zip file ...
billgio
Aug 24, 2020Aspirant
Like everyone else in this thread I am extremely frustrated. I was willing to give some time and I had some hope when the new firmware (X.62) was released. However yesterday I tried the manual upload with no luck. For me it is time to move on and replace the router.
Thank you to djasond23 for listing out the current different router options at costco. It looks like the "Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi 6 Router" is about the same price as what I paid for the R7960. Would I lose any functionality if I switched to the AX6? It just sucks that I'll have to go stand in line at costco to fix this whole thing.