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Issue after updating to firmware V2.5.1.8
Good day, System overview: RBR50 Router (V2.5.1.8) 2 X RBS50 Satelites (V2.5.1.8) 1 X RBS50Y Satelite ( V2.3.5.32) After the firmware update, the web interface s...
Your observation is correct. The "bad news" is that Netgear changed the method for detecting devices "types" (something about including "Fing" code). This means that (a) they completely butchered all of the work we had put into identifying devices, (b) the Orbi now uses the the same graphic icons as every other Netgear product instead of the cute graphics, and (c) they added some new categories and removed some (I particularly miss "Linux PC"). The "good news" is that the new device system is stable. Once I went through and corrected the mess, my work has remained untouched. One of the major reasons Netgear released 2.5.1.8 is that the previous "2.5" release not only messed up device identification, but when users would fix things, they would disappear. MAJOR ANGER.
Thus, we have a choice: (a) go back to 2.3.5.30 (stability) and our cute pictures, or (b) stay on 2.5.1.8 (stability) but give up our cute pictures and live with different categories.
After spending the effort to get here, I'm not going back.
Good evening,
Have done all except the factory reset of the RBR.
Did the remove thing, resynced, RBS turns blue, GUI shows not connected.
Even tried using the GUI to do the add satelite thing. Even stranger, RBS turns solid blue, web interface states setup failed.
Seems very strange that one RBS shows fine the other two not and one of those the RBS50Y didn't need or take a firmware update.
Fine on the app, just not showing correctly on the web interface.
The RBR might need a reset and setup from scratch. Some users haven't needed to do this, however for some, to clear these odd web UI issues or status issues on the RBR, a reset maybe needed. I guess I was a lucky one that I updated and didn't need to reset. Thought I do reset mine most of the time and start fresh.
Thanks,
After two resets, restoring from backup, I now have all three satelites showing, the various port forwarding restored and seem to be working.
Thank you Netgear for a frustrating several hours getting this back to working order.
To those of you who helped out, thank you (without the sarcasm in the above comment)
Cheers,
Glad you got it working again. I would save off a new back up configuration to file. Mark it for v2.5.1.8.
Enjoy. :smileywink: