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New RBK50/53 Series Firmware Version 2.7.3.22
Bug Fixes: Fixes the DNS query failure issue that occurs when traffic meter and daylight saving are enabled Security Fixes: This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities. For more informatio...
Update from me on this firmware. After using sometime I was getting rpoblems with wired devices. These devices did no longer get connection. Power cycle of the (non managed) switch resolved the issue. Howerv it returned then suddenly I noticed that my Andorid S10 phone (latest firmware) did no longer get good connection to the Wifi (no internet and no data).
Switching off router and satellites did only fix it for a few minutes and then issues start re-occuring. Other HW also wired connected did not get any internet anymore.
Full reset of the system (by using the reset button on the back) and then restore fixed everything anf the system is working again. It looks like it corrupted somewhere.
Another great experience of Orbi. I decided to purchase another system and will sell this. Too many issues
I installed the update yesterday. Installation went fine on the router and satellite. A couple minutes after installation the Internet went offline. The web admin showed internet not connected. It came back after a few minutes. Then about 30 minutes later it did it again. This time I did a full power off of the modem, router, and satellite and then brought them up one at a time. So far all has worked well since that.
Looks like the DNS issue is not fully fixed in this one. With traffic meter on I was getting random DNS drop outs just like the original daylight savings/traffic meter issue. I turned off traffic meter and rebooted. I got one more DNS drop out after that, but so far stable since. If it continues opperating I'll leave traffic meter off and wait for the next fix, otherwise I'll probably revert to the previous version.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since applying this FW update?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Mines also loaded and TM and DST are enabled. Have not seen any DNS issues. I had Circle enabled as well and experienced a internet outage, wired and wireless. I turned OFF Circle and rebooted the RBR. Haven't seen this again.
nicholb wrote:Looks like the DNS issue is not fully fixed in this one. With traffic meter on I was getting random DNS drop outs just like the original daylight savings/traffic meter issue. I turned off traffic meter and rebooted. I got one more DNS drop out after that, but so far stable since. If it continues opperating I'll leave traffic meter off and wait for the next fix, otherwise I'll probably revert to the previous version.
One item to note. This version of FW still has the RBS connected via ethernet ARP storm problem that continues when the RBS is first connected to ethernet to the RBR. I noticed this time the storm still continued past 2-3 minutes and didn't seem to stop. I had to power OFF the RBS and power cycle two NG GS105s, then power back ON the RBS, then the storm stopped and the system settled and started working normally.
This oddity was introduced back in v2.6 and continued into v2.7. Only happens when RBS is ethernet connected to the RBR.
I'm noticing a lot of issues with gaming through ethernet and on my phone. I get these massive lag spikes and sometimes the game will fail to load. All of my phone apps seem to be struggling to load and my tv has similar issues with the youtube app. I'll give it one more day and then I'm rolling it back to the older firmware I've been using if it keeps up.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
CaptainPing wrote:I'm noticing a lot of issues with gaming through ethernet and on my phone. I get these massive lag spikes and sometimes the game will fail to load. All of my phone apps seem to be struggling to load and my tv has similar issues with the youtube app. I'll give it one more day and then I'm rolling it back to the older firmware I've been using if it keeps up.
Any progress on this?
CaptainPing wrote:I'm noticing a lot of issues with gaming through ethernet and on my phone. I get these massive lag spikes and sometimes the game will fail to load. All of my phone apps seem to be struggling to load and my tv has similar issues with the youtube app. I'll give it one more day and then I'm rolling it back to the older firmware I've been using if it keeps up.
Update: After disabling the trafic meter the DNS issue remained. I decided to try unchecking the dailight savings option before reverting. Since doing that the internet connection has been stable. So for me at least both the trafic meter and the dailight savings options have to be off. Basically the same issue as the previous firmware which this one is supposed to resolve. Since I am stable I'll stay as is until the next fix frimware comes out or until I decide to buy a WiFi 6e mesh router (not going to be Orbi, mainly because of the warrenty and support policies not nessasarily due to anything else).
Interesting. I just had TM and DST enabled on my RBR50 and had not seen any DNS issues. This version is supposed to have the DNS fix included. Only one problem I saw was when I had Circle enabled, the internet stopped. I had to reboot the RBR to get it back. After I disabled Circle, the RBR ran fine until I took it off line yeterday. Only thing I did was power OFF the RBR and RBS for 30 seconds then back ON when I updated manually to v22. I had not done a factory reset.
I would do a factory reset on the RBR and RBS and setup from scratch. Power OFF the ISP modem/ONT for 30 seconds then back on during this process as well. Be sure you clear out ALL browser caches and ipconfig /flushdns on windows PCs as well. Or power them OFF and back ON.
nicholb wrote:Update: After disabling the trafic meter the DNS issue remained. I decided to try unchecking the dailight savings option before reverting. Since doing that the internet connection has been stable. So for me at least both the trafic meter and the dailight savings options have to be off. Basically the same issue as the previous firmware which this one is supposed to resolve. Since I am stable I'll stay as is until the next fix frimware comes out or until I decide to buy a WiFi 6e mesh router (not going to be Orbi, mainly because of the warrenty and support policies not nessasarily due to anything else).
Dropouts continued so I've reverteted to 2.7.2.104. Then had one more drop out after that. If it happens again I suppose I'll need to try a factory reset as reverting is not a normal thing and may need that to fully drop back. About to pull the trigger on a WiFi 6e mesh system so won;t have to mess with this for much longer.
Thank you for that info. I too suffered from that problem in the last version of software; and the only way I got stability was to turn OFF daylight and turn OFF traffic management. Bummer. Been waiting a long time to get NETGEAR to fix the problem and was thinking this update migt do it. Sorry all they did was fix a security vurnability. How hard could this be? DST? Come on...
-Joe
DST and Traffic meter was reported in v104. NG had supposedly fixed this. There was beta given to some which reported to have fixed the DST and Traffic Meter issue seen by some but not all. Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
JoeHag wrote:
Thank you for that info. I too suffered from that problem in the last version of software; and the only way I got stability was to turn OFF daylight and turn OFF traffic management. Bummer. Been waiting a long time to get NETGEAR to fix the problem and was thinking this update migt do it. Sorry all they did was fix a security vurnability. How hard could this be? DST? Come on...
-Joe
