Upgraded it's firmware in the middle of the business day to Firmware Version 1.2.13.100

[phrostb]

My router seems to have upgraded it's firmware in the middle of the business day to Firmware Version V1.2.13.100_2.0.54 . No change log that I can find anywhere.. Also, I can no longer login with routerlogin.net, only manually via router IP.

[MAD5]

Strange, I have check and no new firmware for me. Last one is from february

[michaelkenward]

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@phrostb wrote:

My router seems to have upgraded it's firmware in the middle of the business day to Firmware Version V1.2.13.100_2.0.54 .

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Are you sure that is the RAX500E?

Going from V1.0.12.96 to V1.2.13.100 is out of line with the usual Netgear numbering regime.

The changes are usually in the last two segments.

[phrostb]

RAXE500, yes. 

[FURRYe38]

Wow, that's a jump for sure. I'll check mine out as well. 

[MAD5]

wow, I hope I got mine and can use 6E speeds. I have not that speed since never.

[MAD5]

It appears here

https://kb.netgear.com/2649/NETGEAR-Open-Source-Code-for-Programmers-GPL

[FURRYe38]

That's just the GPL side of the code. 

Ya, I presume NG maybe forth coming with a new release soon.

[michaelkenward]

That's a giant leap for routerkind.

[rsun0525]

So your router just found it in an autoupdate?  Mine still showing no update available 😞

[michaelkenward]

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@rsun0525 wrote:

So your router just found it in an autoupdate?  Mine still showing no update available 😞

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The reference to:

https://kb.netgear.com/2649/NETGEAR-Open-Source-Code-for-Programmers-GPL

suggests that this release is not yet available on the update server.

New versions usually land in a particular sequence. The first time that regular users are likely to see them is in the downloads library on the support pages for a device.

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the firmware for your device.

This give experienced users a chance to manually update the firmware.

How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

The next stage is to put the release on the update servers so that the router itself will detect it.

[FURRYe38]

Have you experienced any other problems with this version of FW? 

You can access the routers web page using routerlogin.net? 

What browser are you using? Does with happen with MS Edge or Firefox or Opera? 

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@phrostb wrote:

My router seems to have upgraded it's firmware in the middle of the business day to Firmware Version V1.2.13.100_2.0.54 . No change log that I can find anywhere.. Also, I can no longer login with routerlogin.net, only manually via router IP.

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[phrostb]

It wasn't working in Firefox but works fine in Edge.. I probably just need to clear cache/cookies.. Other than that, everything seems fine.

And yes, I had auto-update enabled and noticed something strange was happening (got kicked off work VPN for a few minutes). So, I logged into the router to see what the issue was. That's when I noticed it updated it.

[FURRYe38]

Ok ya, clear cache and should fix that. 

Ok sounds good. Keep us posted if you notice anything. 
Please test wired and wireless speeds and put the hammer test to it. NG is looking for feed back. Update is only for some units at this time from what NG told me. 

[phrostb]

I just ran a speedtest.net test on both desktop and my Galaxy S21 phone (which I believe only supports Wifi 6, not 6E). On desktop, I got 923 Mbps down and 40 up, on my phone I got 808 Mbps down and 40 up. Seems pretty normal to me?

[FURRYe38]

That's good. 

Wired speed tests ok? 

Do you happen know if your ISP supports native IPv6 configurations? 

[phrostb]

Yes, I believe Xfinity does. But, it's disabled in my router settings. 

[FURRYe38]

Could you enable it and set Auto Config and see if the router gets anything from the ISP modem? 

BTW, Brand and model of your ISP modem or ONT? 

[phrostb]

Sure. I can try it. I have a Motorola MB8600. If I enable IPv6, will it reboot and kick me off my VPN? If so, I think I'd rather do it some other time since I'm still working.

[FURRYe38]

After work please or when you have free time. Thank you. 

[phrostb]

It acquired both LAN And WAN IPv6 addresses. and this site shows a 10/10 rating 

https://test-ipv6.com/

Is there any reason to keep it enabled? I don't know much about 4 vs. 6

[FURRYe38]

Thats very nice. Would you mind keeping it enabled just to see if any appears or problems appear? 

https://www.howtogeek.com/901201/ipv4-vs-ipv6/

Just different way of IP addressing and networking. 

[FURRYe38]

Checked my RAXE500. Not included in this FW update. Will wait I guess. 

[phrostb]

Sure I'll keep it on.. I was familiar with IPv6 before but assumed there was no benefit to me as a consumer. I just kind of figured eventually ISPs would start requiring it.. now I'm wondering if there might be some sort of actual benefit. I do run a Plex server off my desktop. Maybe I should look into it more.