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BretD
Jun 04, 2018Administrator
Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 availability
We’ve been monitoring issues that some customers have experienced in OrbiOS 2.1.4. In response, we’re releasing firmware that provides a permanent fix for the homekit issue along with various other f...
Jeremyinsf
Jun 07, 2018Apprentice
"Fixes an issue where devices on the Guest Network are able to see (but not connect to) some devices on the main network"
- Yes it says this ... but to me it looks like they fixed the issue where guest devices could not connect to the main network.
- The text does not say "fixed an issue where clients on the guest network are not properly isolated from the main network"
- Yes it says this ... but to me it looks like they fixed the issue where guest devices could not connect to the main network.
- The text does not say "fixed an issue where clients on the guest network are not properly isolated from the main network"
rhester72
Jun 07, 2018Virtuoso
Jeremyinsf wrote:
"Fixes an issue where devices on the Guest Network are able to see (but not connect to) some devices on the main network"
- Yes it says this ... but to me it looks like they fixed the issue where guest devices could not connect to the main network.
- The text does not say "fixed an issue where clients on the guest network are not properly isolated from the main network"
You know...I hadn't read it that way, but I see your point. It's literally the reverse of the way I initially read it, because we all see what we want to see, I guess. :) I'm looking for total isolation, so that's how I took it, but if you *aren't* blocking transit from guest to main and things aren't interoperable, I can see how that'd be a problem too (I hadn't actually read any reports of that, but I can pretty easily see how it could happen).