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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
Where can we get this beta software? Could you upload it to Dropbox or another sharing platform?
From german technical support I just got a very frustrating message, i hope it's just because netgear suppor is badly organized:
" Zudem die BETA-Firmware wird momentan nicht erscheinen da, erst eine neue Firmware herausgestellt worden ist, welche das Problem behoben hat"
A new beta realse software will not be published, because just recently a new firmware has been published that solved the problem !!
(they talk about the defective 1.12.0.18).
Customers are still treated like fools. So has anybody the new firmware or not ?
These days "fake news" are allover, maybe there is not even a new beta software !!
Frustrated by all about that disappointments
albert
A new beta realse software will not be published, because just recently a new firmware has been published that solved the problem !!
If the new firmware is about to released then the beta program will close and they will stop sending out the beta code. could that be the correct interpretation?
martyfp wrote:A new beta realse software will not be published, because just recently a new firmware has been published that solved the problem !!
If the new firmware is about to released then the beta program will close and they will stop sending out the beta code. could that be the correct interpretation?
Yes, if it was a Beta program for a major release. I think that what's happening this time around is that some users that have reported problems are getting Beta test firmware. Not sure how those users are selected, generally, though, if you've reported an issue, and worked with support in supplying the information that they've requested, you're likely to get Beta firmware to see if it resolves the particular problems that you reported. Usually, in that case, each user that receives Beta firmware will be asked not to share it, so unless someone violates that agreement, it will not get shared. I've been through this several times with Netgear, and this process has been used to verify fixes for inclusion in the next release or a later release depending on how many users are affected by the problem and how serious the problem is.
I'm hoping that this is leading to a new firmware version soon, assuming that the Beta test firmware does resolve the problems that users are having.
RogerSC wrote:
martyfp wrote:A new beta realse software will not be published, because just recently a new firmware has been published that solved the problem !!
If the new firmware is about to released then the beta program will close and they will stop sending out the beta code. could that be the correct interpretation?
Yes, if it was a Beta program for a major release. I think that what's happening this time around is that some users that have reported problems are getting Beta test firmware. Not sure how those users are selected, generally, though, if you've reported an issue, and worked with support in supplying the information that they've requested, you're likely to get Beta firmware to see if it resolves the particular problems that you reported. Usually, in that case, each user that receives Beta firmware will be asked not to share it, so unless someone violates that agreement, it will not get shared. I've been through this several times with Netgear, and this process has been used to verify fixes for inclusion in the next release or a later release depending on how many users are affected by the problem and how serious the problem is.
I'm hoping that this is leading to a new firmware version soon, assuming that the Beta test firmware does resolve the problems that users are having.
This is essentially correct. RMA'd one satellite, then could't get the replacement to work, got nowhere with tech support, so wrote a 1 star Amazon review indicating that while I really wanted to like the product, the 1.12 firmware pretty clearly broke it. NetGear got in touch, asked for a bunch of logs (which are hard to find, as they are not accessible through the basic router or satellite interface), lists of connected devices, network info, third party software (inSSIDer) screen shots, etc... Uploaded all of that to them, and a few days later they sent me a demo version 2.0.0.62 of the firmware to try. I'm reluctant to share it, as (i) they know who I am, and (ii) I don't want to be responsible for further screwing up anyone else's system. I have told them that the firmware appears to be working for me (it's now been stable for 3 or 4 days), and asked them for an ETA on a more general release. I have also asked whether a new version would include the ability to disable automatic updates. Netgear support said last night that the ability to disable auto updates would be included in a version of the 2.0 firmware, although it wasn't clear if it was going to be in the first roll out.
To answer someone else's question, I do not have a Samsung device of any sort on my network, so cannot speak to whether the new firmware makes a difference there. All of devices that I do have connected (both wired and wirelessly), however, are working - even the device the controls the temperature of my barbecue grill.
