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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...
Manually upgraded to v2.1.2.18, and am pretty happy so far. Upgrade went off without a hitch, everything just continued to work as it was, which was well. No resets or power-cycling needed here. The list of where clients are connected is correct again, and when I log into the satellite web admin GUI, I actually see the devices connected to it. As I recall, v2.1.1.16 started out this way as well, but after a few days, everything showed connected to the router unit.
Again, though, I apparently don't have any of the badly behaved clients that are disrupting people's home networks.
And time will tell if this version of the firmware keeps the displayed lists of clients sorted out. Hope springs eternal *smile*.
I updated to 2.1.2.18 last night and now my internet speeds are less than 30Mbps. I've rebooted the router but no change. Am I missing something?
dmw15 wrote:I updated to 2.1.2.18 last night and now my internet speeds are less than 30Mbps. I've rebooted the router but no change. Am I missing something?
Personally, I'd reset both the router and satellite to factory defaults and manuallly re-enter my settings. A long shot would be connecting a laptop or desktop directly to the modem and seeing what speed you get there...you may need simply to reset your modem, but seems unlikely to me.
I'm also noticing, now that you said that... this is indeed a bit slower than before. Do you have any of the beamforming, Mimo etc?
So I rebooted the modem this time and when it came back up my speeds definitely improved. I've never rebooted the modem before when doing a firmware upgrade so maybe that fixed it. We shall see.