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turnerm05
Dec 09, 2017Luminary
Android 8 Crashes Orbi
I've been tracking down an issue where my Orbi just suddenly drops wifi and reboots. I've isolated it to be associated with an Android device running 8.0 or higher. And I've proven it turning off w...
btonetbone
Dec 17, 2017Guide
Sorry to hear your experience was not good. I've been Rock solid with my Orbi, hosting a handful of Rokus, Android devices (including my Pixel 2 HD), security cameras, a pair of laptops, Nest, a bunch of additional peripherals, and my SmartThings. No drops at all. I wonder if maybe it is a quality control thing, and some folks simply got dud Orbis?
turnerm05
Dec 17, 2017Luminary
btonetbone I do not doubt that. I had an excellent experience for multiple months. Zero issues and rock solid performance. Then suddenly things went south. And unfortunately it only take a week of instable performance to bring a household of users to its knees. I'm tired of fighting with it. Eero is super solid, although a little slower. But stability is a huge premium - especially once you lived on the other side of the fence.
- ModxmvDec 23, 2017Aspirant
Posted this on /r/android for visibility:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7lkf54/latest_android_security_updates_are_crashing/
Maybe if it gets enough, Netgear will address it.
- guzzijasonJan 14, 2018Apprentice
From another forum thread:
Vphan13 wrote:
https://www.myce.com/news/confirmed-issue-google-cast-causes-temporarily-wifi-drops-around-world-83428/
http://www.tp-link.com/us/faq-2050.htmlSounds like they're honing in on the root cause.
I wonder if blocking MDNS (UDP port 5353) in the Orbi security rules would have any effect on these kernel panics / reboots. Unfortunately, I'm not able to test it myself because I don't have one of the affected Android devices.