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Orbi 2.2.1.210 fimware security issue (turns on guest network with no password)
Has anyone else experienced this? I upgraded by Orbi to 2.2.1.210 - everything seemed fine. I have a guest network (with a password) that I leave disabled and only enable when we have a guest. It is ...
Hi all,
Just wanted to add that I ran into this today too. I'd been adding a new Netgear modem/router (DM200), and configuring my Orbi wi-fi settings etc (although not for the guest network), when I noticed an unsecured ORBI-Guest network. I was shocked to discover that it was my Orbi, even though I had made no changes to the guest network settings whatsoever, and the checkbox was unchecked in the admin page! Enabling it then disabling it, and rebooting the Orbi (via the admin page) made no difference.
In the end I had to power off my satellite (RBS50), after which the guest network disappeared.
This is a major security flaw, and should be addressed as a matter of urgency by Netgear.
Edit: May be relevant that I'm in AP mode.