For Netgear R8000 owners Netgear is releasing a new firmware that adds new capabilities including Dynamic QOS and the Remote Genie capability just added to the R7000. This firmware is available now.
New Firmware Version 1.0.2.44_1.0.96
Release Notes
1. [New feature] Supports Dynamic QoS.
2. [New feature] Supports remote access with the genie app.
3. [Bug fix] Fixes the upnpd daemon crash issue when the R8000 router receives a SOAP message from QNAP NAS that is over the maximum length.
4. [Bug fix] Fixes CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE: TSL vulnerability).
5. [Bug fix] Improves the wireless connection stability between the R8000 router and the EX7000 and EX6200 extenders.
6. [New feature] Supports Dynamic QoS.
7. [New feature] Supports remote access with the genie app.
8. [Bug fix] Fixes the upnpd daemon crash issue when the R8000 router receives a SOAP message from QNAP NAS that is over the maximum length.
9. [Bug fix] Fixes CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE: TSL vulnerability).
10. [Bug fix] Improves the wireless connection stability between the R8000 router and the EX7000 and EX6200 extenders.
There are also new versions of Kong and Shibby R8000 firmware being released as well. Check www.myopenrouter.com for details.
Bob Silver
Netgear Networking Advisor
New Firmware Version 1.0.2.44_1.0.96
Release Notes
1. [New feature] Supports Dynamic QoS.
2. [New feature] Supports remote access with the genie app.
3. [Bug fix] Fixes the upnpd daemon crash issue when the R8000 router receives a SOAP message from QNAP NAS that is over the maximum length.
4. [Bug fix] Fixes CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE: TSL vulnerability).
5. [Bug fix] Improves the wireless connection stability between the R8000 router and the EX7000 and EX6200 extenders.
6. [New feature] Supports Dynamic QoS.
7. [New feature] Supports remote access with the genie app.
8. [Bug fix] Fixes the upnpd daemon crash issue when the R8000 router receives a SOAP message from QNAP NAS that is over the maximum length.
9. [Bug fix] Fixes CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE: TSL vulnerability).
10. [Bug fix] Improves the wireless connection stability between the R8000 router and the EX7000 and EX6200 extenders.
There are also new versions of Kong and Shibby R8000 firmware being released as well. Check www.myopenrouter.com for details.
Bob Silver
Netgear Networking Advisor
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