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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...
For those having the random reboots and disconnects from the Sattelites, I'd like to share my experience that I think may help. I have the RBK53 from costco (1 RBR50 and 2 RBS50s). I was having the issue that many have been complaining about regarding constant disconnects and random reboots. After looking at my 30+ devices, I realized that some of them were attempting to connect to the same IP address as the sattelites, causing all this mess. Everytime there was a reboot, the sattelites would come back with a different IP. I went in and set both sattelites to static IPs of 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3, and then set the DHCP range from 192.168.1.4-50 and have not had a problem since. I will try the newest firmware, but I doubt that I will have any issue moving forward as the previous 4 firmware updates have been stable. Give it a try, and I hope it helps some of you out.
Everyone finding this acceptable is missing the point. I understand that in this tech world we live in firmware upgrades are common but It is unacceptable that a consumer product requires additional steps like static ips, factory resets, or anything more than your average firmware upgrade. We paid good $$$$ for this price of junk of which some of us are stuck with.
- Wooohooo what a surprise I have the orbi with two satellites and the latest observed behavior is when there is internet activity on both stalllites one satellite disconnects. Can’t wait for the next firmware upgrade which will take another hour of my life between the manual firmware upgrade for router and 2 satellites and the prerequisite factory reset.
Meanwhile I’ll be on my work conference call tomorrow and the internet will crap out on me.
Wow the Orbi is great.... when it works which is 50% of the time that I have owned it.