NETGEAR Suing ASUS For Wireless Hanky Panky

[microchip]

Last stock firmware was Dec 2014 and before that was Nov 2013.

That's simply not true. Last FW was about a month ago http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=95201

 

[sm00thpapa]

That's simply not true. Last FW was about a month ago http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=95201

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults

 

[thiggins]

Last stock firmware was Dec 2014 and before that was Nov 2013.

It's true that NETGEAR and most other router manufacturers don't issue as many firmware updates as ASUS. But keep in mind many ASUS updates are for bugfixing.

More firmware updates isn't necessarily better.

 

[L&LD]

Tim, is it not also true that Asus is continually adding features even to it's relatively older routers (when hardware permits)?

That may be one reason that they have more releases. The other is that they simply care and / or listen more to their customer base.

 

[microchip]

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/product/R7000#searchResults

And your point is? Version 1.0.4.18_1.1.52 was posted in February. The one before it was also about a month before it and I'm currently testing a trial which will also see the daylight in about a month

You seriously look like an ASUS zaelot trying to make something black because of your dislike of it, and not being afraid spreading lies too

 

[sm00thpapa]

And your point is? Version 1.0.4.18_1.1.52 was posted in February. The one before it was also about a month before it and I'm currently testing a trial which will also see the daylight in about a month

You seriously look like an ASUS zaelot trying to make something black because of your dislike of it, and not being afraid spreading lies too

Who's spreading lies? I read it wrong my bad. If you have read my first post more clearly LOL! and J/K! was in it. Asus and other companies have issues with routers and firmware. I own many routers and can find something wrong with all of them. If the R7000 works for you that's great.

 

[thiggins]

Tim, is it not also true that Asus is continually adding features even to it's relatively older routers (when hardware permits)?

That may be one reason that they have more releases. The other is that they simply care and / or listen more to their customer base.

I don't know about "continually". Merlin would have better data than I.

My impression is that more ASUS releases are for bugfix than feature adds.

 

[RMerlin]

I don't know about "continually". Merlin would have better data than I.

My impression is that more ASUS releases are for bugfix than feature adds.

From what I've observed, Asus tends to add a few major features at the time they release a new flagship router, and add a few more features 3-6 months later (typically stuff that wasn't ready yet when the flagship launched). Some of the biggest features I've seen added after a router's launch are OpenVPN, the new networkmap, SSH, AiProtection + Adaptive QoS (for older ARM models).

Between these, they do release a lot of bugfix releases. The current flagship model seem to get one update every 4-6 weeks on average, with older models getting updates at a slower frequency (varies between models, some are ever 2-3 months, others every 6-12 months).

So overall, I'd say their main routers get 1-2 feature-oriented releases per year, and 5-7 bugfix releases.

Right now, I can observe 3 or 4 new features that are present in the source code in various states of completion, and aren't enabled yet.

 

[thiggins]

Thanks, Merlin. Facts are always good.

 

[sfx2000]

It's true that NETGEAR and most other router manufacturers don't issue as many firmware updates as ASUS. But keep in mind many ASUS updates are for bugfixing.

More firmware updates isn't necessarily better.

Bingo... Seems like Apple hasn't released an update for the Airport Extreme since v7.7.3, which was back in April of 2014... mostly because they don't need to.

Not bad for an AC1750 class router... a lot of folks disregard it due to the label on the box, but it's solid and fast...

sfx

 

[RogerSC]

Yeah, Asus adds a new features or two in one firmware release, then needs a couple of bug fix releases getting them right. Don't get me wrong, I like Asus routers and I like new features, but I'll stick with RMerlin firmware to increase my chances of getting working versions of new features.

 

[sfx2000]

Yeah, Asus adds a new features or two in one firmware release, then needs a couple of bug fix releases getting them right. Don't get me wrong, I like Asus routers and I like new features, but I'll stick with RMerlin firmware to increase my chances of getting working versions of new features.

they do great hardware - no doubt... as good or better than most...

Their SW - core stuff is ok, but they seem to focus on adding half-baked feature implementations with serious security issues - and depend on the FOSS community to pick up the pieces...

Thanks to folks like rMerlin to keep things on an even keel...