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Announcing availability of OrbiOS 2.1
We’re excited to announce that OrbiOS 2.1 is now available for immediate download here: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50.aspx#download https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK40.asp...
All is working well with update to 2.1 firmware. Manually updated satellite and then router with no problems or issues. All setting maintained with update as well. Satellite is wireless 5GHz. Ten connected devices working and showing correctly as wired (one wired connection) or wireless, most on 5GHz wireless, with the exception of two devices that have only 2.4 GHz.
Upgraded the RBK50 to 2.1.1.12 as per support advice, multiple disconnects on WIfi, had the system a week. Now getting download speeds no higer than 30MB, service is 200MB. Tested against modem direct, getting 200MB down. This might stablize the wifi, we will see, but not at the expense of the download speed. Seems like others are seeing this same issue. I did reset the router and reconfigured from scratch, shouldn't ahve to do that, no change. How to fix this?
Re Ethernet Backhaul
I wired up my one satellite for ethernet backhaul. It shone blue, but not sign of it in the attached devices page
Powered everything off and on again, but no difference.
Then just powered off satellite and it showed up again in attached devices, but as disconnected.
Are there any other settings to be aware of? (Does daisy chain need to be on?)
thanks
Also, in addition to above, the satellite is shiwing up as an attached device, just not as an attached satellite.
Experiencing poor performance after the 2.1 upgrade. Both wired and wireless are 15-20Mbps when directly connected to the router (not satellite). Use to get between 80-90Mbps. Put an older outer back in for testing and speeds were 80-90Mbps.
Pretty sure it is firmware related. Might go back to 2.0.X.
