Recent content by easan

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    Updating Netgear firmware with Optimum as ISP

    Everything on the wifi disconnected simultaneously. As previously stated, netgear has explicitly stated that they do not update firmware for this product themselves. wired seems to be working fine as of posting, however i did not have anything connected to the internet via cable when the outages...
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    Updating Netgear firmware with Optimum as ISP

    @USAFRet the first netgear rep said that the wifi disconnecting/reconnecting could be due to out of date firmware (emphasis on could). Full disclosure i'm a layman when it comes to modems, and this is mostly me being overly critical. after the initial disconnect/reconnect fit 6 hours ago its...
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    Updating Netgear firmware with Optimum as ISP

    I've been trying to update the firmware on my Netgear nighthawk AC1900 C7000 cable modem router. both optimum and netgear both say that they cannot do this, and that the other company should be the one to do so. Optimum seemed to have the more compelling argument, and one of their reps mentioned...