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Is there another NEW firmware out - Orbi RBR50 2.0.1.4
Anyone know why the latest firmware on the download site is v2.0.1.4. I cant ever remember a v2.0.1.4 and its showing up as of this morning.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK53.aspx#download
https://kb.netgear.com/000054791
It is explained in the thread below.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1506307#M23649
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Strange and not logical version number, can somebody from Netgear confirm this is not an old version from november 2017 as the file says in explorer....
It is explained in the thread below.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/OrbiOS-MR-2-1-issues/m-p/1506307#M23649
Makes perfect sense and glad that the Netgear Firmware team are looking into all the v2.1.x.x issues. Looking forward to more releases and fixes.
#MaturetheCode
- I found Orbi software development team is quite unprofessional and inefficient compare with R8500 team. Firmware is not stable and no development planning
Netgear's whole approach to their firmware issues and releases has been, "interesting," the past few months:
- Released 2.1.1.2 as beta, with some serious issues (attached devices list, password truncation);
- Based on customer bug reports, released an unfixed 2.1.1.16 to autoupdate to spread the problem;
- Retracted 2.1.1.16 before Christmas, back to "stable" 2.0.0.74;
- Released 2.1.2.10. Better than 2.1.1.16 by a smidge. But still significant customer reports of issues;
- Released a slightly fixed 2.1.2.18 to autoupdate channel;
- Reverted release from 2.1.2.18, but not back to 2.0.0.74 as before, but to 2.1.0.4. Release notes seemingly dated 2/14/18, and seemingly a new release of unknown pedigree.
Hard to pin down how the decisions are getting made here.