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Firmware 2.2.1.210 released as of 10/3/18
New firmware is available via the GUI ....
Let's hope for success.
That doesn't work anymore, my router updated last night after I did that yesterday to downgrade back to 2.1.4.16. Now those settings are still set to 0 but everytime I load the older firmware it autoupdates to the latest within 1 minute.
I would change the settings in the router with telnet and it would update within minutes of powering back up. I tried rolling the satellite back first then rolled back the router and it has not updated, so fingers crossed as it has now been several days.
Rolled back to 2.1.4.16 on RBR40 router, used telnet to change the nvram settings, rolled back the RBS40 satellite, Orbi is staying at 2.1.4.16 and will keep displaying "a new firmware upgrade is available" for the rest of eternity for all I care. Speeds are back up (getting 180 mbps on my comcast 150 service), satellite is connected via ethernet backhaul, all security cameras are stable again, I'm not seeing Comcast servers in New Jersey on my Attached Devices screen, even the Orbi app is behaving better - no more having to reload its devices screen to actually see anything. Finally back to what I paid for.
TLDR - abandon all hope ye who update firmware early.
You might try this next time as other are reporting having better operation with v210:
Try a Manual FW load:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-2-2-1-210-released-as-of-10-3-18/m-p/1647303/highlight/true#M42416
RickDias wrote:
Rolled back to 2.1.4.16 on RBR40 router, used telnet to change the nvram settings, rolled back the RBS40 satellite, Orbi is staying at 2.1.4.16 and will keep displaying "a new firmware upgrade is available" for the rest of eternity for all I care. Speeds are back up (getting 180 mbps on my comcast 150 service), satellite is connected via ethernet backhaul, all security cameras are stable again, I'm not seeing Comcast servers in New Jersey on my Attached Devices screen, even the Orbi app is behaving better - no more having to reload its devices screen to actually see anything. Finally back to what I paid for.
TLDR - abandon all hope ye who update firmware early.
Current firmware: V2.2.1.210
For the past year w/UVerse 300Mbps service usually get 350Mbps.
For the past couple of weeks we get 25-50Mbps... appears to be throttled at 50Mbps and connections drop all the time. UVerse tech came to house today and we verified UVerse modem delievering 350Mbps. Our iPhones on ATT Wireless use ATT Wi-Fi and after firmware upgrade people can't hear us but we can hear them. npm install and git pulls are constantly failing.
I've spend the last 4 hours attempting resets/downgrades/etc and no success.
My current test is this:
- use only the router
- hardwire my computer into the router
- perform factory reset.
After completion my router is at firmware 2.2.1.210 and nothing has changed:
- Wired: Download 49 Mbps, Upload 300 Mbps.
- Wireless (macbook/mojave): Download 44 Mbps, Upload 280 Mbps
The firmware update and all suggestions have been costly in time and inconvience.
Question: has the root cause to the problem been determined?
