 MarkPremium
join:2001-11-15
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:1 | reply to pdawg17
Re: WGR614 v6 newest firmware? The 1.0.11 firmware has been junk for me.
Let's see:
1. 10 minute connection timeout that cannot be disabled or modified. Total inconvenience for SSH users who don't want to hassle with no-ops.
2. Wireless Internet throttling. Completely hidden and undocumented. My laptop can FTP transfer to and from a Linux server I have on my LAN wirelessly at roughly 16mbps reliably. All my wired systems can download from the internet at approximately 6mbps, which is what I'm provisioned at by Cox. So somebody please tell my why my laptop can only get 2mbps per connection to the internet when it can get 16mbps to the LAN. To make things even more obviously lame, I can start 4 downloads and total 6mbps to my laptop.
3. The readme and release notes for the released GPL source of a WGR614v4 firmware (I have a v6) have internet slang such as 'u' and 'r' spattered amidst broken english. Not exactly a technical issue, but pretty sad.
To make a long story short, if I don't see a new firmware soon I'm going to Office Space this one, never buy Netgear again, and find my crimpers to make a nice long cable to my BEFSR41. |
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| Any updates with this issue? I am in the same boat. The 10 minute timeout is an absolute nightmare. I can't believe you cannot turn it off!
Where is this 2.x firmware? I seriously doubt that Netgear would hide it from us. What would they have to gain by doing so? In fact, they will get more returns and phone calls if they don't post the upgrade. So what gives?
I bought my WGR614 through newegg about a week ago, but it had the 1.07 firmware on it. (I upgraded to 1.0.11.) So just because you order a new one from newegg doesn't mean that you'll get the right firmware. Just so you are aware.
Anybody who finds the new firmware please post it here ASAP.
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