Mikrotik at the very least has several - I forget oldest stuff on the rb1xx and rb4xx but there's mipsle, mipsbe, x86, CHR, TILE, ARM, etc.
The FCC router thing is just a political move and nothing more. The FCC can't even define what a damn router even is. A 100GB Juniper router isn't a router but a WRT54g that is a WAP is a router? What a joke. Until some definitions and clarification come, it's nothing more than to scare China a little bit and then increase cost for everyone with internet access in the US. On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 though from a WiFi perspective it’s hopelessly outdated and they could be 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]> 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]> 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] > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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