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Orbi Firmware 1.4.0.16
Looks like new Firmware just released today 1.4.0.16 anyone taken this yet? I will as soon as I get some time today hopefully it address frequent random wireless drops.
the fw is now available on the netgear web site to manually upgrade if you like , just update both sat's first and then the router , it doesnt take long just do it when usage demands are low or kick them outside and scare them with the sun lol
Thanks Petey....when I got home today, my laptop would not connect with the orbi, but my mobile devices would....ran the windows troubleshooter for wifi, and it said to rest the connection to the modem.....unplugged the modem and restarted it.....orbi router turned magenta and stayed that way....restarted the router, and after it reset, I still could not connect...windows troubleshooter then reset the wifi switch and after that, I could connect...when I logged into Netgear, voila, I was running version 1.0.4.16...only one satellite was connected...turned it off and back on, and it was good to go....still not sure how the firmware updated without me manually initiating it, but whatever, the thing is working....one thing though, before this upgrade every speed test was 170+....now, it won't break 100....curious...
check what band you are connected to , also re enable beamforming in the advanced wireless section
Pete, I too have noticed a general sluggishness when new page requests are sent. My speeds are the same, but the responsiveness of page loading has slowed dramatically. With the previous versions, pages snapped onto the screen, now they simply load.
I just got updated to 1.4.0.16 today (Dec 3rd) and have had absolutely no issues. As a matter of fact, my speeds increased on my PC and laptop. My iPhone seems be the same or slightly faster. I didn't change any settings after the upgrade but left as is.
The only setting I ever changed was disabling the '20/40 MHz Coexistance' which seems to provide better speeds when connected to the 2.4GHz band.
I have found that the key to optimal performance is the placement of the router and satellite. I placed the satellite as far away from the router as I could which seems to give the best result. I found that the closer together they were, the more "confused" devices would get in terms which unit to connect to and often would connect to the "wrong" unit (in terms of which was actually closer), which in turn meant that the device connected via the 2.4GHz band rather than the 5 GHz band resulting in slower speeds.
If you are seeing slower speeds you might want to play around with the position of the satelite, check which unit your device is connected to as opposed to "should be" connected.
The latter used to be easy via an 'Advanced' setting but Netgear removed that in the previous fw upgrade which is such a bummer as it makes debugging connection/speed issues harder.
I believe peteytesting has posted a way to check in another thread.