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SW_
Apr 19, 2019Prodigy
New Orbi RBR50/RBS50 Firmware Version 2.3.1.48
Netgear just pushes out another firmware version, 2.3.1.48.
Please share your experience!
Dfran1
Apr 21, 2019Apprentice
my issue going to 48 from 44 is that any device connected to the satelite wifi was only getting 1/4 the speed, I connect to the main ORBI router wifi and speeds were good.
I did nothing else since I posted yesturday, just to recap I did a telnet to the satelite only, I still have my original config from 212
1. config default
2. config commit
3. reboot
Thanks to sw_ for the commands!!
Last night my speed seemed better for some reason and this morning wifi speeds from the satelite are good, seems this 48 needs time to settle in.
just a recap on all my findings....
-started with don't remember out of the box and ORBI took an update to 210, I factory reset and all was great!
-I manually updated to 212 then to 32 and did a factory reset. everything seemed good, but only lasted a day as 44 came out
-auto updated to 44, slow wifi and range was not good
-manully went to 210 and all was great
-auto updated to 44 and same crapy wifi on both main and satelite
-manual downgraded to 210 all was great and I did the telnet disable auto update
-auto updated to 44 again and same crapy wifi on both main and satelite
-manual downgraded to 210 all was great and I did the telnet disable auto update again
-auto updated to 44 again on its own even after the telnet disable but both main and satelite seemed great on wifi, did not see any wifi isues with -44 this time as all other times before, have no idea why no problems at this point as I did nothing .
-I updated to 48 from ORBI web interface and 1/4 the speed on satelite, tried what I posted above with no luck, a day latter wifi back to normal wifi.
Hopefully it still is great after a week, time will tell....
- loomis1975Apr 21, 2019Luminary
Saw there was an update availabe in the app a couple days ago. Went to the web browser like I always do, and shows updates for RBR50, RBS50, RBS40V, and no updates for RBS50Y (it rarely gets updates). All updates were minor revisions on the last digits, .44 to .48, .10 to .12, so I waited till I had a quiet half hour network wise early today and updated. No glitches so far and speed tests through the Orbi, phone, and farthest points on daisy chains are back to normal after about 10 to 15 minutes.
I'm not sure why, but I have never had the Orbi update the production firmware on me without my say so, I've had the RBR50 and RBS50 since launch, I think it was September 2016. They have had a lot of beta software on and off of them, but I've really only factory reset them as part of, or a result of beta testing.