Upgrading Netopia wireless router: Issues and results.

For the shake of sharing, I put this up in the blog.

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I had (from the webpage of the router)
Router Name:     Netopia
Model 3347NWG
Software Version: 7.4.2r2

I went to http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/ looking for my model and I found things like 3347NWG-VGx  and 3347NWG-006.

I asked netopia support via chat about the ending word of my model and they told me to look under the modem, that is, take the modem on your hands and look at the stick at the bottom. I had 3347NWG-EIR

Here http://192.168.0.254/indexExptRES.htm?uploadtRES.htm I got the upgrade to 7.5 (the upgrade page from the router)

Then with http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62888974 I got this http://www.netopia.com/support/hardware/firmware/7_series/nta780r7.bin link to the version 7.8.0r7

But the router didn't show yet any bridge functionality, which was my only reason to upgrade.


Summary:

Upgraded from 7.4.2r2 to 7.5. Then from 7.5 to 7.8.0r7. I don't know if something got better, but I know that this device would not work as wireless bridge no matter the supported firmware you put on it.