Mark McIntyre wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
...and you're the one who selectively misquoted me to distort the meaning. Reread my post where I stated: "I freely admit my relative ignorance of updating the DG834G (and other routers) firmware over wireless. Updating router firmware is something I only use where necessary - "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Other forms of firmware upgrade are or have been notoriously risky e.g. power failure during a motherboard BIOS update.
Kudos to Netgear for good design in this case. However, unless I am sure of my ground, my instinct is to use caution when updating a router's firmware."