Firmware V1.12.0.18 Discussion

Success!!!

Just downgraded to v1.11.00.20.  Turned off the 2.4 GHz radio on the Orbi system.  Plugged in an old Airport Express and put all of my 2.4 GHz devices on it.  Everything still works and I am getting 500 megs a second up and down over wifi on my MacBook Pro.

George

Like many others, this firmware completely crippled my network.  I have had to disable auto updates and roll back to the 1.11.0.20 release which is at least stable.  For me, it seems like the routing table gets screwed up.  I am double-natted from my cable modem so perhaps that is the problem.  From my PC, if I connect to a VPN, the internet will work fine, but when disconnected, only a handful of sites work (google, reddit and a couple others).  When I say work, I use the term lightly.  Load times are horrendous.

I have has issues the last week with my internet.  I thought it was suddenlink, but it soulds like it could be the new firmware update.  I unplug my modem and then my Orbi and that seems to fix it.  But I have to do this almost once a day, which is becoming a pain.  Anyone else having the same issue and have you found a fix?

Thank you,

This is more of a rant than anything towards solving this problem...

I find it crazy I have to pay for extended support for a product that auto-updates itself and then breaks because of that auto-update. Seems like support should be included if I don't have the ability to turn-off these bug filled auto-updates.

Even with the newest firmware, I am still having problems with the backhaul stability. Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I tried out Google Wifi in the same exact location  and had no issues streaaming.  If I wasn't past my return window, I would have returned these a long time ago.

I have a ton of devices on my network and they all seem to be function as they are supposed to EXCEPT for my Sprint S8 Plus. After the firmware update my S8 Plus drops off of my network for 20-30 seconds at a time (with an exclamation point next to WiFi icon) before it reconnects. This happens 100% of the time when I move between router/satellites. Internet appears to be fine but then a page or app will stop loading. Only way to get back on the internet is to wait or toggle WiFi (but toggling will often result in another disconnect).  A bunch of other S8 users over on the Samsung forums are having the same exact issue with Orbi.

I have the 3 pack Orbi AC3000 from Costco. Several connection drops per day before and after the latest firmware V1.12.018. I thought it was my Comcast service issue for a few weeks then I missed the return deadline to Costco. Now, I'm stuck with a $500 system worse than wireless routers I had less than 1/3 of cost.  I'm tired and fed up by this and false sense of hope the next firmware will solve this issue.

Well, I've officially given up...

After reverting to v1.11.0.20 manually and disabling updates in the NVRAM, I've suddenly started getting random disconnects on most of my WiFi devices that I wasn't getting before the release of v1.12.0.18 and the rollback.  I was going to give Netgear until month's end to straighten this mess out, but the competition just made me a much better offer.  Gonna audition the Linksys Velop and D-Link Covr as replacements this weekend.

Well, I am officially 100% done with my Orbi RBK-50 as of today.

I got sick of dealing with the frequent unwanted automatic updates and all the problems v1.12.0.18 was causing with non-functional Orbi satellites, curtailed WiFi speeds, and high processor usage and started to audition replacements.  The Orbi was a contender on the older v.1.11.0.20 firmware, but on v1.12.0.18 both the Linksys Velop and D-Link Covr knock it into a cocked hat.  The Velop may have reduced maximum WiFi speed because it doesn't have a dedicated backhaul, but it's a hell of a lot more stable right out of the box.  D-Link's Covr makes a mockery of the Orbi by being every bit as fast as a properly-functioning Orbi RBK-50, but with none of the stability problems, a better-designed user interface, and day one support for ethernet backhaul.

Needless to say, I will be retiring my Orbi system in favor of the D-Link Covr.  Maybe once Netgear gets the firmware straightened out I'll fob it off on one of my brothers when they need a wireless setup or something.  It cost too much to simply throw out.

First my Sprint S8 Plus was disconnecting when I moved rooms and now it is my main laptop, A Surface Book. But with the Surface Book I am literally just sitting on my couch on YouTube. Every 5 minutes or so the video will buffer, then my WiFi icon has an exclamation point, and eventually it starts back up (30 seconds or so) but after that it will just keep happening. My patience is very thin at this point. Fix it, Netgear!