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New Orbi firmware 2.1.2.18 update issues?
I noticed that there was a new firmware version 2.1.2.18 for Orbi RBK50. Has anyone installed this version, and has there been any issues after the installation. Please provide any details that you...
thanks for the input. if you would be so kind to post anything you encounter, I would appreciate it or shoot me a PM.
Thanks!
So this morning I woke up to my Internet not working. I found my Orbi had auto-updated to firmware 2.1.2.18. I use Orbi in Router mode, as my DHCP server. After rebooting my modem & Orbi router, the WiFi came back up and I could connect to the Internet - however my wired devices can't get an IP address from the Orbi and they won't connect to the Internet. I don't know if this is in fact related to the 2.1.2.18 firmware, but the timing does imply these are related. I'm still messing with settings, trying to get my wired devices working again, so far no luck.
I'm having the same issues. I disconnected my switch with all my wired devices, and connected my main computer to the orbi router directly, that seemed to at least let me into the router, everything looks normal and I have internet. Says 2 of the satellites are disconnected, could be rebooting. I am about done with this stupid router. Between their screwup with android and every firmware release these people are incompetent idiots.
it is... mine did the same thing, I never got it to work, I reverted everything back and went into the router in the nvram and stopped it from auto updating.
- How did you get into the NVRAM and what setting did you change?
See the instructions in the link below.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/The-2-1-2-18-nightmare/m-p/1490248#M21767
I'm having the same issue. I was using my wierd connection because wireless keeps dropping. Now the wired connection does not get to the internet. wireless seems to drop more since phone upgrade to android 8.1. Not sure if it is coincidental or if it is tied to the google issue. I need to work from home alot. going to switch to linksys.
- I have exactly the same issue. Found no intent connection, had to reset it but every time a wired device is connected everything get disconnected
Had to reboot for an iTunes update and then spent 30 minutes trying to get my desktop running Windows 10 Home 64bit current build to connect to the internet. It would connect but not have internet while my iphone, ipad, and laptop all had internet connectivity. Had to turn off wifi and back on, disconnect, connect, and reboot twice, and then something worked and i had both network and internet connectivity. My desktop is less than 60 inches away from the Orbi router.
My laptop has this issue frequently.
Netgear - WHEN WILL THIS BE FIXED?
My wife hates the gaming routers - too darth vader ish and likes the esthetics of the orbi so i can't replace it BUT I WILL if this continues much longer. I've had it for over a month now and have been patient but that only goes so far.
At the very least Netgear should be offering rebates to all of us impacted along with their apologies for this mess.
- Hi,
When this happened to me (almost the exact scenario), I had to give the laptops a static address, then they worked just fine.
