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ReallyAnnoyedAF's avatar
ReallyAnnoyedAF
Star
May 02, 2019
Solved

Orbi Firmware 2.3.1.60

Welp, anyone have any notes on this thing?  It's already downloaded to my router and satellite waiting for me to pull the pin.
  • clammerds's avatar
    clammerds
    May 03, 2019

    Hi,

     

    Just for information, when you're in the Firmware Update page and it downloads new firmware to install, the version number next to both the router and the satellite is a clickable link.

     

    If you click the link, it will show you the release notes of all changes between your currently installed firmware and the update.

     

    Although, this "feature" is not hidden, it's not always obvious that it's there either.

jweise's avatar
jweise
Apprentice
May 05, 2019
  • Tried going to long preamble mode and the result was that my internet speed was cut ion half!
SW_'s avatar
SW_
Prodigy
May 05, 2019
jweise wrote:
  • Tried going to long preamble mode and the result was that my internet speed was cut ion half!

Did you have WiFi drop before/after as a result of this test?

 

WiFi speed drop is expected with Long because there's more overhead to transmit, which is the reason for Short.  It's a trade off between performance and reliability.  GIven you have WiFi speed lost, have you disabled 2.4Ghz co-existent?