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steve8411's avatar
steve8411
Apprentice
Oct 03, 2018

Firmware 2.2.1.210 released as of 10/3/18

New firmware is available via the GUI ....    Let's hope for success.
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xanderwong's avatar
xanderwong
Tutor
Oct 04, 2018

RBK40, my satelite now refuses to connect to the router immediately after the update. Restarting the satelite and pressing the sync buttons seems useless. Everytime when there's a new firmware, it makes my life difficult.

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 04, 2018

    I would do that BullyTerrier did:

    Manual download of the img files and manual update plus factory reset then setup from scratch. Use IE11 or FF browser to send the FW files.

    xanderwong wrote:

    RBK40, my satelite now refuses to connect to the router immediately after the update. Restarting the satelite and pressing the sync buttons seems useless. Everytime when there's a new firmware, it makes my life difficult.



     

    • xanderwong's avatar
      xanderwong
      Tutor
      Oct 04, 2018

      I have 16 different devices connected to Orbi, and if everytime the useless Netgear team decides to release a new firmware (which I cannot opt out or disable auto-update) and screws with my work, I am at their mercy. I am sick of this **bleep** every single time Netgear releases a firmware and things will go haywire.

       

      With that aside, I really appreciate your advise FURRYe38, but I cannot even access the satelite (sorry not router) now through the ethernet cable. I am experienced in manually updating and doing the entire firmware update cycle, but this time, the satelite seems to be dead/bricked. Any advise?

      • deesto's avatar
        deesto
        Guide
        Oct 04, 2018

        Can't bloody downgrade it to .16 anymore! Everytime I have manually updated it to old FW, it automatically bumps it up :O :(

         

        Also, please see my other threads in regards to having ANYTHING plugged in to its ethernet ports on start up/powering up. It will KILL all bandwidth as at least one of the units will think it is plugged in Wired mode, not 5G (I assume it is thinking that it is pairing up via Ethernet backhual mode?), but in reality, it is imposible for units to communicate with each other this way as anything i have plugged into ethernt port would not be creating a loop or extending the nwtork in anyway possible.