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arn0ld's avatar
arn0ld
Aspirant
Dec 04, 2023
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Need help to find a working solution to stop auto updating RBK50's firmware

Hello. I have a RBK50 kit with 1 router and 3 satelite.

 

I got stuck with this systems after netgear release the newest firmware 2.7.4.24. The satelite alway loss connection with router. 

 

I tried many solution but it not working like hard reset all system but the problem come back after a while. 

 

I tried solution that downgrade the firmware to 2.3.5.30 . The system work very well , but the problem of this solution is the device will be auto upgrade to 2.7.4.24. 

 

I tried many way which i read in this forum to disable auto upgrade like : use telnet and terminal command , block netgear update ip address, use opendns to block netgear update ip address ... all of them not work for me. sometime it re-auto update after few hours, sometime few days.

 

Are there anyone having working solution to disable auto firmware upgrade please help me cleary to do it. 

 

Thank you.

6 Replies

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 04, 2023
    arn0ld wrote:

    use opendns to block netgear update ip address .

    Perhaps this is case of nit-picking terminology (if so, I apologize) but there is not a single IP address for Netgear updates.  There are (literally) dozens of IP addresses located around the world.  In order to use OpenDNS to block the Orbi router from updating firmware, it must be instructed to block these URLs (not IP addresses):

    update.netgear.com,

    updates.netgear.com,

    updates1.netgear.com,

    updates2.netgear.com,

    updates3.netgear.com,

    http.fw.updates1.netgear.com

     

     

    • arn0ld's avatar
      arn0ld
      Aspirant
      Dec 04, 2023

      Yes i did block these URL, sorry for use wrong word "ip address" .

       

      Does the blocking via opendns solotion work with you ?

      Please check my setup in opendns and in orbi setting. Did i setup right enough to disable auto update ?

       

       


      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru - Experienced User
        Dec 04, 2023

        Well this is indeed a puzzle.  I, personally, do not attempt to block firmware updates.  (I keep hoping that Netgear will release a new one for my old RBR50.)

         

        What happens when you attempt to ping these addresses?  for example:

        C:\Users\xxx>ping http.fw.updates1.netgear.com

        Pinging e70.g.akamaiedge.net [23.49.107.37] with 32 bytes of data:
        Reply from 23.49.107.37: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=54
        Reply from 23.49.107.37: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=54
        Reply from 23.49.107.37: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=54
        Reply from 23.49.107.37: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=54

        Ping statistics for 23.49.107.37:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
        Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 13ms, Maximum = 24ms, Average = 16ms