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Firmware V1.12.0.18 Discussion
This does indeed appear to be based on (identical to?) the last private beta V1.12.0.16 and has been released to the public. Hope it helps!
Guest mode AP isolation finally works 100% over IPv4...
New Features and Enhancements:
- Supports ReadySHARE Printer for Orbi devices that are equipped with a USB port
- Updated the OrbiOS API to v3.14
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the iOS disconnection issue.
- Fixes the Dropcam disconnection issue.
- Fixes the convergence issue when an Ethernet connected device moves from one Orbi to another.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t find the Orbi router if the router is using IPv6 and is in AP mode.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t display more than 20 connected devices.
- Fixes the issue where the installation assistant might not display if the device is connected to the Orbi network wirelessly.
- Fixes the issue where the 2.4 GHz backhaul setting is disabled if the fronthaul MU-MIMO and TxBF is disabled.
- Fixes the issue where IPv6 devices on the guest network can access the Orbi router’s web GUI.
- Includes security fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:
PSV-2016-0133, PSV-2017-0607, PSV-2017-0615, PSV-2017-0736, PSV-2017-2190
Download Link:
RBR50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBR50-V1.12.0.18.zip
RBS50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBS50-V1.12.0.18.zip
I'm officially done. Absolutely done.
I've spent weeks trying to solve this nonsense.
I've tried: flashing with new firmware, factory reset, AP mode, router mode... Flashing with old firmware, toggling mu-mimo and/or implicit beamforming... Everything...
The best I've achieved is four days uptime, running as a router after a fresh flash of 1.12, a factory reset, and enabling both Mu-mimo and beamforming.
The only issue I don't seem to have is the bloody satellite dropping out.
That said, my LG G4 is having issues dropping in and out regularly. However, in the grand scheme of things, the G4 drops are the least irritating part of this rubbish.
So, I'm out. It's going back into the box and back to the shop.
I've spent weeks trying to solve this nonsense.
I've tried: flashing with new firmware, factory reset, AP mode, router mode... Flashing with old firmware, toggling mu-mimo and/or implicit beamforming... Everything...
The best I've achieved is four days uptime, running as a router after a fresh flash of 1.12, a factory reset, and enabling both Mu-mimo and beamforming.
The only issue I don't seem to have is the bloody satellite dropping out.
That said, my LG G4 is having issues dropping in and out regularly. However, in the grand scheme of things, the G4 drops are the least irritating part of this rubbish.
So, I'm out. It's going back into the box and back to the shop.
PoS-Orbi-Owner wrote:
I'm officially done. Absolutely done.
I've spent weeks trying to solve this nonsense.
I've tried: flashing with new firmware, factory reset, AP mode, router mode... Flashing with old firmware, toggling mu-mimo and/or implicit beamforming... Everything...
The best I've achieved is four days uptime, running as a router after a fresh flash of 1.12, a factory reset, and enabling both Mu-mimo and beamforming.
The only issue I don't seem to have is the bloody satellite dropping out.
That said, my LG G4 is having issues dropping in and out regularly. However, in the grand scheme of things, the G4 drops are the least irritating part of this rubbish.
So, I'm out. It's going back into the box and back to the shop.
This is why you guys need to pull your heads out of the sand and start really communicating with your customers.
If I bought a 4K TV and a forced update meant it would all of a sudden only display intermittently or only in SD, there is no way any customer would accept radio silence for three weeks, followed by a little more than a "hey, we hear you, but we have no idea when it'll be fixed". Yeah I get it, software is hard, but that's no excuse for delivering a crippled product, with substandard support, at a premium price.
Where are the features you removed and why did you pull them without saying anything?
When will ALL the features on the box, the ones that should have been working from day one, actually work?
When will you sort out the mess that is the V1.12.0.18 firmware?
When will you allow us to disable the ridiculous forced updates? It shouldn't take more than a day or two to roll that out.
How freaking hard is it to keep your customers in the loop? And no, sending me a terse PM telling me to "have some patience" isn't communicating, it's rude and condescending. Your customer service blows (still waiting on that call), as does this "community" and frankly, this product is garbage in it's present state. I've put my order in for Google WiFi today, but I still need this POC fixed so I can sell it on.
I've never been more disappointed with a tech purchase than the Orbi and I expected better from a big name like Netgear.
I tried the factory reset (hold down the reset button) on the satellite last night, having previously manually re-flashed 1.12 and erased the router settings. And it actually solved the satellite problem (where it's recognised as an attached device rather than a satellite, and the satellite's wifi channels are disabled). But then I power cycled the satellite, and the problem returned :(
I'll test it a bit more tonight, but then I think I'm done. Support haven't managed to call me this week, so if the problem is still there on Monday it's going back to Amazon.currently the only solution is to downgrade to 1.11.0.20 - unfortunately not everyone is a tech expert (that's why they probably chose orbi for a painless system). DarrenM & Netgear et al, why don't u guys release 1.12.0.20 to be a copy of 1.11.0.20 which will auto-update until this is all sorted out. IN that update push an advanced debug feature for disabled auto update (or the next one) just get 1.11.0.20 out as 1.12.0.20
cyberprashant wrote:currently the only solution is to downgrade to 1.11.0.20 - unfortunately not everyone is a tech expert (that's why they probably chose orbi for a painless system). DarrenM & Netgear et al, why don't u guys release 1.12.0.20 to be a copy of 1.11.0.20 which will auto-update until this is all sorted out. IN that update push an advanced debug feature for disabled auto update (or the next one) just get 1.11.0.20 out as 1.12.0.20
My system is working perfectly on 1.12. Why would I want to go backwards?
