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Orbi firmware v2.1.1.16 discussion
do we need to do nvram wipe for this 2.1.1.16 Firmware just released today? noticed it downloaded automatically.
Decided to throw everything i could at the Orbi tonight...to try and fix the random reboots of both router and satellite.
My Orbi is in AP mode, with an Asus AC68 acting as router. Router is assigned an ip address manually (outside DHCP reserve list), and Satellite is saved on a particular DHCP reserve IP.
1. both R (router) and S (satellite) are on 2.1.1.16, via auto-update
2. Manually apply 2.1.1.16 firmware on S, wait till up.
3. Telnet into S and do an NVRAM erase, commit, and reboot.
4. Wait for it to come up, and use a pin to reset S.
5. Manually apply 2.1.1.16 firmware on R, wait till up.
6. Telnet into R and do an NVRAM erase, commit, and reboot.
7. Wait for it to come up, and use a pin to reset R.
8. Unplug modem (Arris SB6183), and change my cabling so that it goes Modem -> Orbi R
9. Plug modem back in, and use the Orbi android App to begin and finish configuration.
10. Use Windows PC to go to router admin page, and the ONLY thing i change here is the timezone, and then set it to AP mode (fixed IP).
11. Unplug modem again, and change my cabling so that it goes Modem -> Asus AC68 -> Orbi R
12. Plug modem back in
At this point, i go back into the Orbi admin menu and change the 2.4 Ghz channel from AUTO to 6 (least congested in my area). Daisy chain is enabled by default, and i am going to leave it be for now, even though i only have 1 satellite. I wanted to make as little change as possible from the default settings.
It took a few minutes, but on the attached devices page (on router), my devices start showing up, some connecting to router, some satellite. On the satellite status page, the list of connected devies is also populated, at least for now.
Fingers crossed.
Just noticed something i had not seen before...
Using Wifi Analyzer (Far Proc version on android) I now have 2 "hidden" 5 Ghz bands on channel 157. Looking at the MAC addresses of those 2 bands, one of them basically matches the Orbi Router MAC (last 2 characters different), while the other 5 ghz hidden band matches the Satellites MAC (again, just the last 2 characters different).
In the past few weeks that i have been monitoring the orbi system, i have NEVER seen 2, what i assume, backhaul channels.
Additionally, the 2.4 Ghz band now has 2 hidden networks on the same channel (6) as my SSID network.
Can anyone using wifi analyzer (inSSIDer, etc) comment on how many hidden networks they have on the various bands (2.4 and 5)?
NOTE: i do NOT have guest network enabled on the Orbi.
now that i think about it, the "new" hidden network i am now seeing is the other backhaul for use in the daisy chain topology? After my factory reset, i kept daisy chain enabled, even though i only have a single satellite.
crap, thought i may have been on to something :(