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rhester72
Virtuoso
Jul 11, 2017
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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...
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  • martyfp's avatar
    martyfp
    Jul 11, 2017

    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

ArtLee's avatar
ArtLee
Apprentice
Aug 28, 2017
nxc wrote:
It's always good to have a backup! While I obviously don't have any inside information, further testing and debugging has me convinced that as long as you never use the speedtest you should be fine.

I've used the built in speed test and it hasn't caused my system to do anything. Do you have any idea what the speedtest does that could cause issues??? 

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nxc
Apprentice
Aug 28, 2017

Running the Speedtest appears to set a few internal values that are used to sit limits for up and downstream bandwidth. The speedtest doesn't seem to be very reliable in terms of choosing the best partner ISP, and will often produce a test result that is significantly below what your connection is capable of. Never running the Speedtest appears to prevent some switches from being flipped, which more or less means the router treats all content equally and shuffles it along as fast as possible.

 

There are a number of hidden settings and magic variables in these routers, and there's more than ample evidence for some really sloppy coding practices.