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DOWNLOAD REPORT (May require firmware rollback)In what Fortinet is calling a "known issue," the latest "stable" release has turned enterprise firewalls into expensive paperweights. TAC recommends "power cycling" (unplugging it and crying).
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After years of 6+ hour hold times, FortiShit's Technical Assistance Center proudly announces you'll now only wait 3 hours before being told to upgrade your firmware.
Industry-leading firewall that works great until you update the firmware. Features include random reboots, config loss, and mysterious HA failovers at 3 AM.
Managed switches that occasionally forget they're managed. Pairs beautifully with FortiGate until a firmware mismatch causes the entire stack to have an identity crisis.
Wireless access points that provide coverage* (*when they feel like connecting to the controller). LED status lights include: green (working), amber (kinda working), and off (firmware update).
Centrally manage all your FortiGates from one place! Push configs to hundreds of devices simultaneously and watch them all go down at once. Efficiency!
Logs and analytics for all your Fortinet devices. Stores up to 2TB of "device unreachable" messages. Dashboard takes only 45 seconds to load each widget.
Our VPN client that auto-updates itself into incompatibility. Features include forgetting saved connections, random disconnects during important calls, and a UI redesign nobody asked for.
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* Actual upgrade path may require additional intermediate versions, a sacrifice to the network gods, and at least one emergency rollback. Console cable sold separately.
"I updated the firmware on a Friday afternoon. I don't want to talk about what happened next."
"The FortiGate works great as long as you never update it, never look at it, and never mention its name out loud."
"TAC told me to upgrade the firmware to fix my issue. The upgrade caused 4 new issues. TAC then told me to upgrade again."
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