Is there ANY working firmware for the ER7206 ???

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Is there ANY working firmware for the ER7206 ???
Is there ANY working firmware for the ER7206 ???
2022-09-23 14:35:17
Model: ER7206 (TL-ER7206)  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: All

So, is there any firware available for the ER7206 that actually works?

 

Mine came from Amazon with 1.1.1 out of the box. I discovered the GRC/Stealth bug on my own in about 30 minutes and then found this forum. I see a bunch of versions after that with DHCP bugs which I cannot use. The no stealth thing is also a deal breaker for me. So that is it? Why is this on the market if it is obviously not suitable for the purpose it is sold for?

 

I see some references to a "January beta" that fixed the stealth problem and was before the DHCP issues started, but of course it has been taken down now. Does anyone have a copy of this firware I can try? TP-Link, why don't you repost that version since it seems to be the best of the lot?

 

Failing that I have no choice but to return this device and warn others that it is knowingly being sold broken and with no available fix.

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2022-09-23 15:13:18 - last edited 2022-10-13 10:05:18

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2022-09-29 17:55:33

  @btx All of the firmware you pointed to are seriously broken in one way or the other. Like OP, I am trying to find a version, even a beta, that does not have such serious bugs.

 

@Freddie - where can I find this January Beta you saw? I would like to try it too. Thank you.

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2022-09-29 18:14:49 - last edited 2022-10-13 10:05:08

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2022-09-30 01:31:15

 @btx There is exactly one beta in that thread for the ER7206. It was released on the 16th, quickly discovered to be broken, superseded by another beta less than 72 hours later, which was also quickly pulled since it too was broken.

 

The available official firmware(s) are also known to be broken (closed ports not being stealthed and serious DHCP issues).

 

Opening a ticket would be pointless since TP-Link is aware of all these issues, acknowledged them here in this forum, and have stated that a fix is coming soon.

 

In the meantime every currently available firmware has a known, acknowledged, unresolved problem.

 

To be clear, I understand all of that, and am happy TP-Link has acknowledged the bugs and is working on them. I like the unit and am willing to wait for a proper fix. I am not pushing them.

 

*In the meantime* there is apparently a beta out there from January of this year that fixes the issues I care about. I would like a copy of that, either from TP-Link themselves or a kind soul in this forum that has it.

 

That is all I want. Thank you!

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2022-09-30 10:37:31 - last edited 2022-10-13 10:04:59

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2022-09-30 12:19:16

  @Dogfood2022 

 

i have sent you a message

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2022-09-30 17:54:55

  @GRL Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

 

 @btx I totally agree that my logic is beyond your understanding.

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2022-10-01 21:39:31 - last edited 2022-10-13 10:04:50

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