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Firmware Version 1.10.1.2
Does anybody know what they fixed? All it has in the release notes is "fixed some bugs" That is not a release note. That is a joke.
Hello Everyone
We have release firmware version 1.12.0.18 this firmware has fixes for disconnects and many more I posted the release notes below.
https://kb.netgear.com/000044171/RBR50-Firmware-Version-1-12-0-18
If you are still having issues after updating your Orbi unit you may want to factory reset the Orbi and test again. If you are still having disconnect issues or other issues with this firmware please create a new thread or contact our support team.
http://www.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx
Thanks
DarrenM
st_shaw, thanks for posting the image. Something seems wonky with your software though. If you look at the MAC address, they don't correlate with the type of signal going out and your annotations. The two that start with A6 are your satellite. I don't know why it says it's putting out two 2.4 GHz signals but that's not right.
Did the other Wi-Fi scanners you tried and show the same thing?
Did the other Wi-Fi scanners you tried and show the same thing?
@BobertSaget wrote:
st_shaw, thanks for posting the image. Something seems wonky with your software though. If you look at the MAC address, they don't correlate with the type of signal going out and your annotations. The two that start with A6 are your satellite. I don't know why it says it's putting out two 2.4 GHz signals but that's not right.
Did the other Wi-Fi scanners you tried and show the same thing?
I double checked by powering off the satellite. The router is broadcasting using one MAC address starting with A0 and one starting with A6. So it looks like the labels are correct. The A6s are the 2.4G band. The A0s are the 5G band.
I've used WiFi Explorer, Netspot, WiFi Scanner, and AirRadar. All behave the same. None will show the backhaul regularly. It will usually show briefly if I power-cycle the WiFi. It's as if Orbi broadcasts the hidden networks only when a new device is connecting to the network, then goes dark.
Well, I tired Acrylic WiFi on a Windows 10 machine. It shows the hidden Orbi backhaul channels only for a few seconds, about once every minute. No connectivity loss across the backhaul when it's not showing. Different computer this time, but still Apple hardware.
Thanks st_shaw, that is very interesting. Hopefully others will share their results so we can try to solve this mystery as a community.
Is it possible you are only seeing the polling broadcast for the 5 Ghz. Have you looked at what wireshark shows for flow.
Camoit wrote:Is it possible you are only seeing the polling broadcast for the 5 Ghz. Have you looked at what wireshark shows for flow.
I'm not sure. I haven't tried wireshark yet. I will try that when I get a chance later this week or next weekend.
Here's an Acrylic WiFi screenshot. The 5G Orbi hidden signal is highlighted. You can see it appears for only a few seconds, once or twice per minute. The hidden 2.4G signal comes and goes too, but stays on longer. Despite this, I have no issues with WiFi during normal use, and I haven't noticed any issues yet while testing the network.
So engineering have given me access to a newer beta, and I've installed it, and so far, a very big improvement from the last beta version they gave me.
It's only a few hours, but already wifi performance is greatly improved on all my systems again and I've also stopped having my nest camera drop off too.
I don't want to tempt fate, but so far, so good.
here's hoping this one might be the start of very, very good things.Bullet