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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'd like to know what magical routing capabilities you're looking for in a home router that can't be filled by the Orbi. I went from an R7000 running XWRT (and prior to that DD-WRT) to the Orbi and I've not missed any routing duties that the R7000 was doing.
Now if you're runnig a home lab or a very complex network then maybe but if you are, the majority of consumer hardware is probably not for you.
Using the Orbi as an AP seems like a huge waste of money.
tomsliwowski wrote:I'd like to know what magical routing capabilities you're looking for in a home router that can't be filled by the Orbi. I went from an R7000 running XWRT (and prior to that DD-WRT) to the Orbi and I've not missed any routing duties that the R7000 was doing.
Now if you're runnig a home lab or a very complex network then maybe but if you are, the majority of consumer hardware is probably not for you.
Using the Orbi as an AP seems like a huge waste of money.
I use Orbi in AP mode, because I need a router with IPSEC site-to-site VPN capability and with L2TP remote access VPN capability. Orbi has neither of those features.
Using Orbi in AP mode is not a waste of money at all. I use Orbi for it's single discriminating feature--the wireless backhaul--and that feature is available in AP mode. I'm using Orbi because I cannot easily run wired Ethernet. If I could run wires I would use something else.
Right, your needs are almost certainly beyond the audience that the Orbi is aimed at. The people that I've personally interacted with needed a normal home router which had really good WiFi coverage. Hell, I bought it because I needed a stronger signal in an aluminum sunroom and ports for a couple of computers near it.