Ralze
New Around Here
Hey guys,
I've browsed these forums lots of times since I first bought my router well over a year ago. Every time I have some minor issue I look to see if I should update my firmware. However, I've never seen anything that appears solid from what everybody has posted (Granted, I am just casually looking and am not a regular. So there are chance I might have missed something.).
ANYWAY, I have never upgraded the firmware on my router since I bought it. So it is still sporting 3.0.0.4.260. Well, I've noticed lately some slowness when trying to transfer files over the wireless network between devices. Also, my laptop (Samsung RV510) will have issues connecting to the router. Sometimes it will connect but I won't have internet ability, or I get "limited connectivity", or it won't recognize my network, and then sometimes it is just ok. I updated the drivers for my wireless card. However, that didn't 100% correct the issue. So now I am wondering if upping the firmware will help.
Which leads me to this post. I have NO CLUE which firmware to install. I am WAY behind both the official release and Merlin's. So I was curious if you guys could lead me to the most stable release available (whether official or Merlin). Or should I just keep trucking along with what I have. I live in a two story home with the router on the east end of the first floor. So I'm hoping to retain the range in it. I also have two hard-drives plugged into the USB ports for backup and what not, so need to ensure those continue to work. Basically though, I have everything set to default values and haven't modified much over setting up my wireless networks (reg and 5g). Thanks a lot!
I've browsed these forums lots of times since I first bought my router well over a year ago. Every time I have some minor issue I look to see if I should update my firmware. However, I've never seen anything that appears solid from what everybody has posted (Granted, I am just casually looking and am not a regular. So there are chance I might have missed something.).
ANYWAY, I have never upgraded the firmware on my router since I bought it. So it is still sporting 3.0.0.4.260. Well, I've noticed lately some slowness when trying to transfer files over the wireless network between devices. Also, my laptop (Samsung RV510) will have issues connecting to the router. Sometimes it will connect but I won't have internet ability, or I get "limited connectivity", or it won't recognize my network, and then sometimes it is just ok. I updated the drivers for my wireless card. However, that didn't 100% correct the issue. So now I am wondering if upping the firmware will help.
Which leads me to this post. I have NO CLUE which firmware to install. I am WAY behind both the official release and Merlin's. So I was curious if you guys could lead me to the most stable release available (whether official or Merlin). Or should I just keep trucking along with what I have. I live in a two story home with the router on the east end of the first floor. So I'm hoping to retain the range in it. I also have two hard-drives plugged into the USB ports for backup and what not, so need to ensure those continue to work. Basically though, I have everything set to default values and haven't modified much over setting up my wireless networks (reg and 5g). Thanks a lot!