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Last Tuesday my whole network got nuked by a bad firmware update
I run a small IT shop out of my basement in Austin and thought I'd be smart and update my router firmware during lunch. Turned out the latest version had a known bug that killed all VLAN tagging. My wife's home office lost connection first, then my sister's security cameras went dark, then I accidentally locked myself out of the admin panel. Has anyone else had a routine update spiral into a full afternoon crisis?
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jason1118d ago
Read somewhere that QA in firmware has gone downhill lately.
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bell.emma17d ago
Right after that happened to me I started keeping a backup router in my closet with the old firmware still on it. Saved my butt twice already when updates went sideways. Maybe a spare is worth grabbing before the next patch day hits.
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