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dkunath
Jan 17, 2018Star
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...
dmw15
Jan 19, 2018Tutor
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?
RogerSC
Jan 19, 2018Virtuoso
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.
- shifty-keyJan 19, 2018Aspirant
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?
- dmw15Jan 19, 2018Tutor
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.
- dmw15Jan 19, 2018Tutor
I forgot to add that I do not (and did not) have beamforming or MMO on.