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SW_
Prodigy
Mar 22, 2019

New Orbi RBR50/RBS50 Firmware Version 2.3.1.44

Netgear is pushing out yet another a new Orbi firmware update.   Hopefully it's better than the last version v32.   Please share your experience.     Firmware Update ...
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pablohoney
Luminary
Apr 06, 2019
Thanks. Is it safe to revert from 2.3.1.44 back to 2.3.0.32 directly?
  • SW_'s avatar
    SW_
    Prodigy
    Apr 06, 2019

    Yes, it's safe to revert back to v32.

     

    To lock it down and prevent auto-update, you can follow this:

     

    mith_it wrote:

    >> If you manually downgrade to .210 you can then telnet and disable autoupdates. See https://www.reddit.com/r/orbi/comments/8ke43v/how_to_disable_autoupdate/dz6xz9l/

     

    >> This worked fine for me. As far as I can tell, once you update to .44 if you change those settings it will autoupgrade once (even if you're already on .44) and then not do it again.

     

    • pablohoney's avatar
      pablohoney
      Luminary
      Apr 06, 2019
      I’ll report back if it fixes my download speed. I thought it maybe the wifi but I connected my laptop to one of the ethernet ports on the main Orbi router and the download speed was similar to the wifi. It’s strange as I’ve had no real issues with previous firmware versions.
      • Joboo7777's avatar
        Joboo7777
        Apprentice
        Apr 06, 2019

        I'm running a default config of .44 on RBR50/RBS50 setup. Only settings I changed were enabling MU-MIMO and Implicit Beamforming. I have not see any decrease in speed from my iPhone 8(or any other devices for that matter). I'm wondering if the issues people are seeing are more related to the state of wireless after the reboot required to install firmware vs the actual firmware itself. Being in the IT field, I've seen upgrades and/or patches blamed for issues when the reboot required to apply the patch/upgrade has been the root cause. From what I understand everytime you reboot your wireless there is a potential for the channles used to change which could create variations in performance. Maybe this could be the issue.