Can You Still Use Your Router If It Doesn't Get Firmware Updates?
Routers are typically set-and-forget devices, but what happens when the manufacturer stops supporting them. Turns out, there are a few things you can do.
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It won't stop working, but newly discovered security flaws may go unfixed.
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So long as the hardware is healthy, a router will continue connecting your devices to the internet long after the manufacturer stops releasing firmware updates. There's no built-in kill switch outside of eventual hardware failure that will silence your router forever. Unfortunately, once firmware updates cease to be a regular thing, your router loses its most dependable attribute for fixing newly-discovered security flaws.
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