I can upload the firmware image v1.0.0.4 from my GS110TPv3 dated 2018-10-04 if anyone is interested... I don't think the cloud features were enabled on this one.
Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration
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Which is why I really really want Apple to come back to the Router Market. I miss my Airport Extreme.
I’ve still got mine. I should replace it with something newer, but I’m not sure what, if anything, is safe and secure.
That was how I replaced mine, I wanted something new to play around with. Turns out it wasn't much fun...... For now I will wait for WiFi 6E from Ubnt.
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#164In the market for a new home router. Keen to avoid such stupidity. Can anyone recommend a modern, powerful router that supports dd/openwrt?
GL.inet is a brand I've been a fan of for a while: https://www.gl-inet.com/ They have a range of personal/SOHO routers that all run officially-supported-by-manufacturer OpenWRT, and their own UI skin isn't bad (though easy to switch to LuCI if you want) Reading through their support forums is what sold me on them - their firmware engineers actually pay attention to issues, engage in threads, and respond with patched…
This looks like the manufacturer I've been looking for, bookmarked for future purchases.
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This is becoming the dark-pattern-du-jour. I get this with videoconferencing too (webex, teams), where the app starts downloading and the ability to do what you want (use the browser) is hidden or delayed until you've failed.
I noticed that too. A few weeks ago, clicking on a Zoom link in your browser would trigger an automatic download of the app installer (which I don’t want). The webpage would still display an “or launch in the browser” link. But yesterday I noticed the link was gone, thinking the only option was to install the app (which I still don’t want). But it turns out the browser link appears after a 5-second delay. I wonder ho…
I have found the Windows 10 Sandbox feature quite useful to deal with the random teleconferencing software. It fires up an empty Windows 10 HyperV VM in a few seconds, audio is passed through both ways. After the session is finished, close the VM and everything is gone.
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There's really no better choice than Arris SURFboard if you want a DOCSIS bridge that just sits there and works all the time.
LOL. NO. Arris (formerly Motorola) modems have a overheating reliability issue. Especially the Surfboard ones you like. SB6666 Go search online. You'll see. I've had a number of them do this, and so I avoid their stuff.
Anecdotally my Arris SURFboard units have just sat in the dark and served perfectly, except that I had to replace one to get higher DOCSIS speeds. Maybe the overheating has something to do with local cable plant conditions from which I don't suffer?
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#167That switch is based on a Realtek RTL838x/RTL839x SoC. An effort is currently underway to properly support these in openWRT and the mainline Linux kernel. First patch in OpenWRT is in: https://git.openwrt.org/?p=openwrt/openwrt.git;a=commit;h=df... These SoCs are used in a lot of consumer-level switches, so it's a target-rich environment! We're populating a wiki to keep track of it all, feel free to join in if you ca…
Nice! This is exciting as I own an early GS110TPv3. Would a very early firmware image help you in any with this effort (v1.0.0.4)? My switch is booted into a more recent firmware version now (7.x.x.x) but if I recall, the cloud features were not present in 1.0.0.4.
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There's really no better choice than Arris SURFboard if you want a DOCSIS bridge that just sits there and works all the time.
The Arris box I currently have is a PITA to use. It takes several seconds to navigate between pages and its extremely illogical. I was just going to see if I can flash it with Openwrt or dd-wrt because it's just unusable.
I was referring to the cable bridges, not the ones that have wifi and all that. For example the SB6183. I don't think it's smart to get integrated cable+wifi because the wifi stuff evolves very rapidly and the cable stuff evolves hardly ever.
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#169Landfills will welcome the load of Netgear hardware that cannot be sold as used anymore, although perfectly working, because of this nonsense.
Nah. The majority of owners are not HN types. They don’t even know what firmware is, or why you should update it or how.
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#170I recently bought a couple of Netgear Managed Switches (for Business)⁰ and in their datasheet they list "Local-only management" as a feature. Only after they arrived we discovered that you only get limited functionality in the Local-only management mode, you have to register the switches to your Netgear Cloud account to get access to the full functionality. Reading up on it, this was achieved only after a community o…
>If I had bought them as a consumer, not as a business, I would have returned them immediately.
Why would you not send them back as a business?