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EERO Gen 2 Vs Orbi - What’s the Fastest WiFi Mesh System? TheWirecutter.com
TheWirecutter.com pit EERO Gen 2 vs. Orbi vs. Plume and even Google WiFi and other WiFi systems. See how Orbi Wins the WiFi Race
After you guys have had your Orbi's for a while, you'll find that you have no choice about upgrading your firmware. The Orbi auto-flashes the latest firmware eventually. It may take several days, but it will happen. I'm not personally happy with this, but at the moment I'm using the 2.0.0.76 Beta (which I manually flashed), and that's working really well for me. As did 2.0.0.74, but the wireless signal strength on the 2.0.0.76 Beta seems a little stronger here. So I'm not really upset about the lack of control over the firmware version at the moment, but the time may come :-).
RogerSC wrote:...The Orbi auto-flashes the latest firmware eventually. It may take several days, but it will happen...
If there is one thing I could change about the system, that would be it = allow users to disable firmware auto-updates. I imagine that would be a relatively simple option to add to the firmware and the default could be set to "enable".
tagteam wrote:
RogerSC wrote:...The Orbi auto-flashes the latest firmware eventually. It may take several days, but it will happen...
If there is one thing I could change about the system, that would be it = allow users to disable firmware auto-updates. I imagine that would be a relatively simple option to add to the firmware and the default could be set to "enable".
Trying something different here...my "main" wired-only router is an R7800, and the Orbi is in AP mode. I've put dd-wrt firmware on the R7800, and have blocked "downloads.netgear.com". Waiting to see if that prevents auto-upgrade or not. I can't go to downloads.netgear.com from the Orbi, so I know that URL is blocked. In fact, to download firmware manually from Netgear, I have to remove the restriction in the R7800 firmware settings and then put it back when I'm done. So I think that there's a chance...
Outstanding idea which, I suspect, will eliminate those auto-updates.
Regardless, Netgear needs to include a "disable" option since many users, including myself, have Orbi configured as a router.
Orbi satellite drops connections all the time. I came to this thread because I’m looking for a better alternative.
I was also searching for s better alternative to my orbi and was searching reviews for EERO and found this post. If you're considering Orbi, look at this post with the latest firmware that netgear auto update to everyone router. You cannot even downgrade to a stable firmware that you want, it will always update to the latest. My $350 orbi is a piece of crap that's acts as a book stand now.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1514629#M24470
SpineyJellowrote:I was also searching for s better alternative to my orbi and was searching reviews for EERO and found this post. If you're considering Orbi, look at this post with the latest firmware that netgear auto update to everyone router. You cannot even downgrade to a stable firmware that you want, it will always update to the latest. My $350 orbi is a piece of crap that's acts as a book stand now.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1514629#M24470
I'm using the eero, and it also auto-updates firmware. Apparently, auto-update is the wave of the future in mesh systems and routers. Clearly requires more care on the part of the firmware developers, though. I've observed that success with auto-update of firmware depends on developers writing firmware that can accommodate new clients without falling apart. A little defensive coding design goes a long way, and thinking about what the future might hold can prevent you from ending up with intricate firmware full of special cases for new kinds of clients.
Anyways, the eero has been through a couple of firmware updates since I got it, including adding IPv6, and is working really well. No problems despite auto-update.
