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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.
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.
I have had the RBR50 and 1 RBS50 for about 2 years(?) now. It has worked great over the past few years with the occasional hiccup here and there. A quick reset and all was well. 2.3.1.60 has made it very unstable.
I have Fiber internet so, I just have a jack essentially pluged into the Orbi Router LAN. I then have it connected via ethernet to the satelitte roughly 30' away. I am using the other few ethernet jacks on the router and Sat. I do have a switch (Netgear GS308-100PAS) plugged into the LAN on the Sat. I have roughly 18 devices on the network (4 Ipads, 2 IPhones, 2 Apple TVs, laptop, desktop, PS4, Ring, Hue, Chamberlin, etc). My speeds are roughly 75 down and 25 up.
Many many reboots
Reset of the system twice. Works ok for a bit.
Manually "updated" the Sat and the Router via ethernet.
Settings changes, MIMO, beamforming, daisy chain, etc.
Changed channels as my neighbor has an Orbi jsut to see if that made a diff.
Next step is to setup one at a time and do the 24 hour deal and then add the Sat give it 24 hours and so on.
I am short on time because I am doing grad school online and if I lose connectivity during a test then I can possibly fail. I have been troubleshooting since the update came out. The semester started back up today so I am very close to going to buy a different mesh system all together. Any other thoughts on what I am doing wrong? Are the newer RBR50s an upgrade worht the $$ over one a few years old?
Just a few thoughts.
It's okay to disable daisychain, recommeded really, if only one satellite in use.
Apples will benefit from MU-MIMO and beamforming.
If 30' separation between base and satellite, I'd go with wireless backhaul and see how that works out.
If you're going to play around with changing channels, using a spectrum analyzer will help more quickly find clean air.
The host router (what the Orbi is connected to upstream) should be in bridged or passthrough or DMS mode.
If you have Fiber internet and are only getting 75M down, somathing is seriously wrong and needs to be solved.
As a last resort, I'd do one more nuclear test and do a full reset using paperclip method. Do NOT restore any settings from backup and re-enter config changes manually.
I'd be surprised if the hardware has changed and I wouldn't bother with that route.
FWIW, what you describe as a setup is very similar to what I have here with the notable exception of having numerous Amazon devices.
Just a few thoughts.
It's okay to disable daisychain, recommeded really, if only one satellite in use.
Apples will benefit from MU-MIMO and beamforming.
If 30' separation between base and satellite, I'd go with wireless backhaul and see how that works out.
If you're going to play around with changing channels, using a spectrum analyzer will help more quickly find clean air.
The host router (what the Orbi is connected to upstream) should be in bridged or passthrough or DMS mode.
If you have Fiber internet and are only getting 75M down, somathing is seriously wrong and needs to be solved.
As a last resort, I'd do one more nuclear test and do a full reset using paperclip method. Do NOT restore any settings from backup and re-enter config changes manually.
I'd be surprised if the hardware has changed and I wouldn't bother with that route.
FWIW, what you describe as a setup is very similar to what I have here with the notable exception of having numerous Amazon devices.
Thanks. Will do. In regards to the Fiber speed that is the speed of my package. The next packages are 150, 300, and 1gb.