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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.
ratickle wrote:
joelinho wrote:
No I did factory reset via the gui when I downgraded to an earlier version. Will that also reset the satellite or is there a difference to reset using paper clip method?Ok, I think I understand. Let me say it back to confirm:
You did a factory reset via the gui on the router and a factory reset on the satellite via the paper clip.
Then you did a manual load of the 2.1.1.16 firmware on both the router and the satellite?
I think the gui button factory reset and the paper clip factory reset do the same things. I do not think the gui reset on the router also resets the satellite.
Yes that is what I did. Router factory reset via web browser gui and satellite reset via the hardware button on the physical device. Paper clip method :-). I haven't noticed any internet connectivity issues so far, and I am usually experiencing a few per day.
Does anyone else have issues with devices not showing up in device list?
I have +20 attached devices but only ~12-15 shows up in the device list, some of which I know are continuosly connected (such as an Amazon Echo, continously streaming Spotify). I've manually refreshed, restarted etc. but this seems to persist.
Ideas?
angr yes you are not the only one who is having similar issues, I think this is a bug introduced by latest firmware my devices are missing on the list and nothing showing connected to satellite, have factory reset many times reinstalled Firmware, even tried nvram clean process issue comes back.
angr wrote:Does anyone else have issues with devices not showing up in device list?
I have +20 attached devices but only ~12-15 shows up in the device list, some of which I know are continuosly connected (such as an Amazon Echo, continously streaming Spotify). I've manually refreshed, restarted etc. but this seems to persist.Ideas?
Many people have that problem. You are not alone. If all your devices are working and your Orbi router is not self-rebooting three times a day, then you are one of the lucky ones.
3 days 15 hours on.
31 devices
no device listing on Sats.
improper listing on router.
good connections to internet.
AP using fios.
WIFI seed 85 throughout the house 1 ms jitter.
daisy chained. Load on last Sat 35%, Transfer sat 17%. Router 8%.
- I rolled back to 2.0.0.74 in the end. Had to do a nvram clear and factory reset and set everything up again, but at least everything now works again.
Note to self: don't update until Netgear have actually tested their firmware (or left it to their customers to do for free).
mossywell wrote:
I rolled back to 2.0.0.74 in the end. Had to do a nvram clear and factory reset and set everything up again, but at least everything now works again.
Note to self: don't update until Netgear have actually tested their firmware (or left it to their customers to do for free).Unfortunately, unless you have used Telnet to turn off auto-updates, within 24 hours your system will probably be pushed back to 2.1.1.16. Let us know if that happens.
How do you do a nvram clear?
does that happen automatically with a reset?
- Oh OK. I thought that manual firmware updates disabled automatic firmware updates?
- Not at home ATM but it's something like
Enable telnet
nvram clear
nvram commit
Or something like that IIRC
Oddly it doesn't do what a factory reset does (which may mean I didn't do it right myself!) No idea if a factory reset does a nvram clear (ie the opposite way round) though. Can't harm to do both when the latest firmware is so screwed!
;-)
JMU1998 wrote:angr yes you are not the only one who is having similar issues, I think this is a bug introduced by latest firmware my devices are missing on the list and nothing showing connected to satellite, have factory reset many times reinstalled Firmware, even tried nvram clean process issue comes back.
It's not just with the latest firmware - I've seen this bug occasionally on 2.0.0.74 as well. Can't make any sense on when it decides to show or not though.
aaz wrote:
JMU1998 wrote:angr yes you are not the only one who is having similar issues, I think this is a bug introduced by latest firmware my devices are missing on the list and nothing showing connected to satellite, have factory reset many times reinstalled Firmware, even tried nvram clean process issue comes back.
It's not just with the latest firmware - I've seen this bug occasionally on 2.0.0.74 as well. Can't make any sense on when it decides to show or not though.
Yep - I was seeing this with the .74 firmware as well. The newest firmware made things worse. Netgear is usually pretty great (all my network gear is Netgear) - their line of Arlo cameras are fantastic. It's a shame we are having so many issues with the Orbi.
