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--- firmware_basics_procedures [2022/02/20 17:32] – [What is Firmware and what do all those Terms Mean?] NVRAM is the part of...|added Fresh to Tomato djk44883
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 === What's "flashing firmware" anyway? ===
-In short, flashing is installing new firmware. On a device like a router, firmware is most of the basic programming code which runs most of the major functions on the device. This is similar to the installed operating system and programs on a PC. Just the same, with firmware, updates are released not just to improve usability, but to increase security and protect against vulnerabilities. The device can usually run a without them - however understand the risk this may expose your network.
+In short, flashing is installing new firmware. On a device like a router, firmware is most of the basic programming code which runs most of the major functions on the device. This is similar to the installed operating system and programs on a PC. However, firmware updates are released not just to improve usability, but to increase security and protect against vulnerabilities. The device can usually run a without them in a fairly stable way. However, you should understand the risks this may expose on your network.
 Firmware is "firm" because we don't apply changes or updates nearly so often and it's a bigger event to flash firmware than it is to to update software. This is because the Flash RAM memory which stores router firmware isn't designed to be written to frequently. It's also because more things can go wrong during firmware flashing.

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