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Firmware 2.7.3.22, a poll
So I have an RBR40 with two RBS20 satellites and the 2.7.3.22 firmware just showed up in the app as an update. I’m currently on 2.6.2.104. I’ve seen some threads here with bricked main routers and ...
I am at a loss to explain how some customers experience nine kinds of hell with firmware V2.7.3.22 whereas my Orbi has been on this firmware since Sept 22 and works the same as always.
Same here. Aside from the issue I'm having with the traffic meter not resetting at the first of the month and the device manager list not correctly showing active devices (I've experienced this issue starting with firmware version 2.7.0.70 I believe) I have not had any stability or connection speed issues with my system. My system consists of an RBR50, RBS50, and RBS50Y.
There must be a common bond somewhere between the people having issues. Maybe a defective run of hardware since a factory reset doesn't resolve the issues? I'm at a loss as well.
I just use Voxel's firmwares. Improves the stock firmware without changing the interface and only has stable releases. Also changes the firmware numbering so Netgear can't auto update your router. It's not hard to revert back to stick should you want to either
May be firmware related. Every morning wired speed drops to 50mbps or so. Reboot and it goes back to 900 (gigabit service.) does this sound like a hardware or software issue?I guess not since the user removed themselves from the forum.
Retired_Member wrote:
May be firmware related. Every morning wired speed drops to 50mbps or so. Reboot and it goes back to 900 (gigabit service.) does this sound like a hardware or software issue?About that. i had a typo in my username. which is apparently not forgivable. i removed that username...but cannot re-join/access the forum using my email (authentication failed.) so, we try again as my cat.
My RBR50 starts out with a strong 900 mbps signal after a reboot. a couple of hours later...it's down to 40 or 50 mbps. wired connection, speedtest to Verizon. this has been happening for a while. It's over 4 yrs old. I wouldn't mind replacing it, but i read so many other threads dealing with Netgear software issues. It's hard to justify. The new 6e is intriguing....but i'd be happy if the RBR50 worked.
Retired_Member wrote:
May be firmware related. Every morning wired speed drops to 50mbps or so. Reboot and it goes back to 900 (gigabit service.) does this sound like a hardware or software issue?This happened to me. It might take a week, but my 200Mbps connection would drop to 40-50 and stay there until a reboot. Wired connections stayed fast.
What I found: A small NETGEAR Wi-Fi dongle was connected to my Dish Network STB to provide connection to guide downloads. I went in to the Dish receiver setup and switched the Network Name to a different name (I had two identical names in the list for some odd reason). Once I reconfigured the dongle, my connection stayed at full speed.
Check every single one of your wireless devices. Reboot, disconnect/reconnect, etc. and you may solve the issue.
Asus has AMAZING software for their routers. Extremely detailed - covers every aspect of router settings/config. This is what led me to determine my cabling deficiency. However, I did not get MAX speeds consistently with the AX XT8. My gig speedtest usually recorded around 400-450 mbps. once in a while, 800 wired. wifi around 300. I'm sure this is fine....but....
So, I picked up the Orbi 852 package. I think Netgear has superior hardware (processors, ram, antennas, etc.) And pretty crappy software. Everything is working fine. consistently 900 mbps wired and 500 wifi. I did go from a 3 piece system to a 2 piece system. One of the sattelites didn't have many connections anyway. Too bad we can't get the Asus software with the Orbi hardware. You'd think Netgear would provide MUCH better software. tbd. I also couldn't find a decent Asus community to bother. Netgear does have a very active user community.
