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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...
Have they addressed the issue of if you lose external internet that your internal network will go down?
I thought that was specifically if your Internet connection goes down, AND your gateway Eero device gets reset. But still lousy. The one thing I didn't like - dependency on cloud for configuration...
wrote:I thought that was specifically if your Internet connection goes down, AND your gateway Eero device gets reset. But still lousy. The one thing I didn't like - dependency on cloud for configuration...
Don't know about what happens if the internet is down yet, but according to smallnetbuilder, the eero gen 2 continues to operate. My internet hardly ever goes down. And I have my main router, an R7800 to fallback on if I feel I need it. All I have to do is turn on the radios on it, and my local network is back. Although, at this point, I don't have much use for my home network if the internet is down. But, as I said, what I've read is that the eero gen 2 fixed that problem.
By the way, the eero continues to just work, and work well. I've got no problem with that *smile*.
- The Eero network does continue working after losing internet connectivity. The only issue I have with Eero is the complete lack of IPv6 support, which is becoming vital since IPv4 addresses have been exhusted. The backhaul between Eero’s is only a maximum of 600 mbps, vs 1.7 Gbps for Orbi, and more than 1 Gbps for other networks.
However, I have found Orbi Pro and Eero to be the most reliable mesh networks, and I’ve tried most of them all.
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...The only issue I have with Eero is the complete lack of IPv6 support, which is becoming vital since IPv4 addresses have been exhusted. ...I'm going to give Eero a spin later this week, and I agree about this being a huge open issue... The Eero developers are bizarrely dodgey about why IPv6 support is still not available - I get the impression they aren't anywhere even close to rolling it out, but hopefully I'm wrong.
My Orbi is working fine, but I'm curious to see how Eero compares overall... Outside of this IPv6 outlier of a conundrum, I am otherwise very impressed at the responsiveness of Eero's support/development team (in thier own support forum and Reddit, etc).
