Netgear FVS328: factory reset after firmware upgrade

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The online instructions for the firmware upgrade of the FVS328 include a
factory reset after installing the upgrade. What is the purpose of the
factory reset? All of the settings from the previous firmware release
appear to be valid.

Best,
Christopher

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.vpn (More info?)

> It's a cover your ass type of precaution. If they added any new fields in
> memory for new configuration values then the old memory layout may not
> work correctly. It's not likely to be a problem though, I imagine most
> people don't bother with this step but you are not following the
> manufacturers directions properly if you should try it if any problems
> develop before calling them for help.

I found one text entry that should have been "server" and after the firmware
upgrade become "erver". I suspect the new firmware did change the memory
map. I triggered the factory reset, reentered the configuration parameters,
and now VPN appears to be working. So, it appears the factory reset was
actually required for this particular firmware upgrade.

Best,
Christopher