Does any router manufacturer other then Mikrotik maintain one code base across all hardware?
So if I have an RB951G out there, it still gets firmware updates. They can’t update the WiFi to 6 or 7, or make the CPU faster, but bugs and vulnerabilities get fixed, and many new features get added as well. Even though from a WiFi perspective it’s hopelessly outdated and they could be excused for declaring it end of support. What just totally baffles me is the FCC statement they might not allow foreign made routers to receive firmware updates after next year. Even though the exploited vulnerabilities they cite were due to old routers with firmware that was not updated. So let’s ban firmware updates? Wouldn’t it make more sense to REQUIRE firmware updates? And that serious security bugs be fixed for more than 3 years? From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, April 27, 2026 11:09 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Netgear EOS routers Netgear is doing this to a) be relieved of liability of old routers and b) generate more revenue by selling new products. It's a big company that puts profits above everything else. On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM Chris Fabien <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: It's both really. How old are these routers when they go EOS? If it's like ~5 years then honestly it's probably worth it to replace anyway just to stay current. It's a good marketing move by Netgear... I am sure that is really their motivation. But I don't have any problem with that. In fact I'd rather my customers have an up to date customer owned router versus a 10 year old one. It also makes the case that our managed wifi routers really are a better value if they need to replace that $150 Netgear router every few years. On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > > For maybe as much as a year now, I’ve had customers calling because they got > an email from Netgear saying their router is going end-of-support. (customer > provided router, not leased from us) I’m guessing Netgear had their contact > information because Netgear pushes pretty hard for you to create an online > account during setup. > > > > On the one hand, this seems like a good thing, warn people they will no > longer get firmware updates and tell them to replace their router. > > > > On the other hand, people seem to almost universally do what the email says, > including the recommended new Netgear router to buy, and it feels like just > good marketing on Netgear’s part. Also, I wonder what percentage of these > people ever updated their router firmware even once, or turned on automatic > updates. What good are firmware updates if you never do them? > > > > So what do you think? Public service by Netgear, or just a revenue > opportunity for them? > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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