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Orbi Firmware Update 2.5.0.38
Does anyone have any details on this new firmware upgrade?
Release Notes:
[Bug Fix] Fixes issues with the Apple HomeKit connectivity.
[Bug Fix] Fixes the wireless crash and reboot issue when the router is under stress.
[Bug Fix] Fixes the WiFi disconnection and IOT issue.
[Bug Fix] Fixes the guest isolation issue for multicast and broadcast traffic between the main host and guest.
[Bug Fix] Fixes the Ethernet backhaul boot-sequence issue.
[Bug Fix] Updates the OpenVPN certificate from MD5 to SHA-256.
[New Features and Enhancements] Enhances the device recognition mechanism of the attached devices list.
[Bug Fixes] Fixes the compatibility issue with Sonos devices.
A factory reset and setup from scratch should have been tried as a last resort when applying v40. A few have posted v40 seems to have solved the device naming issue. Thought this doesn't fix v38 as this is where the problem started and confirmed. If v40 doesn't work after a factroy reset and setup from scratch, users will need to revert back to v30 and wait for NG to fully fix this problem. NG doesn't post information on when new FW updates are forth coming. So users will need to keep an eye on the download page or here in the forums.
FURRYe38 wrote:NG doesn't post information on when new FW updates are forth coming. So users will need to keep an eye on the download page or here in the forums.
This is not necessarily true. One of the community moderators did post that .38(?) was available and we all saw what happended there.
My recommendation is do nothing. If your system is working leave it alone. NG pushes (no action required by user) updates that contain major or perhaps when the bugs are worked out of a previously available firmware.
Some have suggested turn off all auto updates. What would that do? The user would be left to a guessing game (?) of perhaps coming in here and reading the posts to determine if the available firmware is OK. Either way is a crap shoot.