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Orbi Firmware Update 2.5.0.40
Does anyone know what's in 2.5.0.40? All I can see from the software release is "Updates the https certificate" - it's described as a Hot Fix, but I would love to see a tad more detail. I had...
It must be a slow roll out as when I check for updates both my router and satelitte are showing as up to date on .38
You can manually download and manually upgrade v40 if you want too. I loaded mine last nite, factory reset. Loaded backup config file.
http://kb.netgear.com/en_US/000061393/
pablohoney wrote:It must be a slow roll out as when I check for updates both my router and satelitte are showing as up to date on .38
pablohoney wrote:It must be a slow roll out as when I check for updates both my router and satelitte are showing as up to date on .38
My system on 2.3.5.30 also shows "No new firmware." In other words, Netgear is no longer encouraging updates past 2.3.5.30.
So for one Orbi user it says his firmware 2.5.0.38 is up to date and for your Orbi it says your rollback firmware 2.3.5.30 is up to date.
How can both be considered up to date at the same time? Obviously Netgear resides in Bizarro world.
CrimpOn wrote:
pablohoney wrote:It must be a slow roll out as when I check for updates both my router and satelitte are showing as up to date on .38
My system on 2.3.5.30 also shows "No new firmware." In other words, Netgear is no longer encouraging updates past 2.3.5.30.
IMO.....firmware is update/current IF it was auto pushed with no action by user.
All other firmware should be viewed as 'user option'. I would recommend reading the release notes if avaiable. However, based on what we've seen here, use caution as the manual update option may not be ready for prime time.
CrimpOn wrote:
pablohoney wrote:It must be a slow roll out as when I check for updates both my router and satelitte are showing as up to date on .38
My system on 2.3.5.30 also shows "No new firmware." In other words, Netgear is no longer encouraging updates past 2.3.5.30.
My system is on 2.3.5.30. A week or so ago it was telling me that a new firmware was available but I didn't install it because I didn't want to temporarily disrupt internet access at that moment. I forgot about it for a while, then went into the Orbi Web interface just now. I got the expected banner at the top saying a new firmware was available, like before. So I went to the Orbi FW update page under Advanced-Administration and waited for the "current version" and "status" fields in the table to update. The new FW banner at the top disappeared and the status field updated to say "no new firmware version available". So clearly, there has been a pullback of some sort at NG.
BTW my system(s) have been rock solid for weeks, no hiccups at all. I can even roam between access points while video chatting (on Google Duo) without any drops. Impressive.
My configuration: Double-NATed configuration - a FIOS router sits in front of the RBR50/RBS50/RBS50 and an RBR20/RBS20.
I actually added the 2-pack at Costco (the smaller Orbi RBR20/RBS20) and use it for my IOT (unsecure) network. This means I'm in the "three dumb router" configuration promoted by Steve Gibson. I have one port forward that I had to configure in both the FIOS router and the RBR50 (for Plex remote access) and this is working fine. Unlike some folks, I never experienced any double-NAT issues, so I don't feel a need to put the FIOS router into bridge mode.
