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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...
I have to reset my router every 24-48 hours and it is running in AP mode so the system is not even doing any heavy lifting. I am pretty much done with this system. I work from home and I can't trust it to not crash on me during a critical meeting. It's frustrating because it seemed to have worked well for a while and then firmware update after firmware update, I just run into new problems.
One of the updates took me completely offline, one screwed up my DNS resolution, these last few have been the consistent daily or every other day crashing. For the cost of this system, I don't expect these kinds of issues. I had an Asus RT-N66U which just worked, forever, no crashes, 24 hours a day, every day. The only thing it was lacking was Wi-Fi range.
ajshurts wrote:I have to reset my router every 24-48 hours and it is running in AP mode so the system is not even doing any heavy lifting. I am pretty much done with this system. I work from home and I can't trust it to not crash on me during a critical meeting. It's frustrating because it seemed to have worked well for a while and then firmware update after firmware update, I just run into new problems.
One of the updates took me completely offline, one screwed up my DNS resolution, these last few have been the consistent daily or every other day crashing. For the cost of this system, I don't expect these kinds of issues. I had an Asus RT-N66U which just worked, forever, no crashes, 24 hours a day, every day. The only thing it was lacking was Wi-Fi range.
So, I am giving the system one more chance before I throw in the towel. I factory reset all my units and re-applied the 2.1.2.18 firmware and re-synced the whole system. I placed my cable modem in bridged mode and set the Orbi back up as a true router/dhcp server.
Current uptime: 01:34:46
The real test will be when all 6 of my children are home this weekend with their iPads, iPhones, 3 smart TVs, 2 Xbox Ones and a PS4, a few laptops, a couple Raspberry Pis, and for a stress test - I'll blow away the blockchain on my Ethereum mining rig and resynch it while they are all here. If it won't handle all that, then I can safely say, it's not the system for me.
Netgear, since you can't seem to fix the Orbi, are you going to start issuing refunds? or exchanging everyone to Orbi Pros (which doesn't appear to have these problems, because you value business customers over regular consumers?)?