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Orbi RBK50 2.5.0.38/40 firmware
Hello, I have a RBR50 with 1 satellite RBS50. I've seen on a news website a few days ago that a "new" firmware allows me to use directly Orbi instead of my internet provider box (Orange) : firmw...
It is working perfectly now.
And I agree with you that if everything is working fine, there is no need of updating the firmware... And that's what I fear about this "phantom" firmware.
But maybe I don't explain well : with my current firmware, I can not replace my provider box : Orbi is connected through ethernet to it and spread the wifi.
With the firmware 2.5.0.38, it will allow me to fully remove the provider box. Seems that there is a partnership between Orbi and My provider as in configuration, with this firmware, Orbi can be put in AP mode, router mode or Orange mode.
This will allow to have a simplest and cleaner configuration (no sub-network, etc...).
Slybaoth wrote:It is working perfectly now.
And I agree with you that if everything is working fine, there is no need of updating the firmware... And that's what I fear about this "phantom" firmware.
But maybe I don't explain well : with my current firmware, I can not replace my provider box : Orbi is connected through ethernet to it and spread the wifi.
With the firmware 2.5.0.38, it will allow me to fully remove the provider box. Seems that there is a partnership between Orbi and My provider as in configuration, with this firmware, Orbi can be put in AP mode, router mode or Orange mode.
This will allow to have a simplest and cleaner configuration (no sub-network, etc...).
Although I would never use the AP mode, I believe the AP mode is available with any firmware. Lots of discussion about it here going back several firmware releases. Good luck and happy thanksgiving
That's not exactly the point.
I know that the AP mode is available in any firmware.
I will not describe precisely my set up but today, I don't have the choice : I need to use the AP mode and let the provider box doing the router job.
But what I want and it is not available in my current firmware is this special mode, dedicated to my provider. This special mode is only available in firmware 2.5.0.38 (and next, I hope)/
As Richard Nixon said, "Trust, but VERIFY". On this forum, the ONLY mention of a "special relationship" with a provider has been people who purchased Orbi from Verizon and cannot update firmware because the box is locked to Verizon and only Verizon can do updates on it. Somehow, I very much doubt that Netgear has made a special arrangement with Orange. I fear you were misinformed.
My Orbi was not purchased at Orange (not sure it can be...) and not locked, that's not the point here (but I understand the Verizon problem)
But yes, the last firmware adds a special compatibility with Orange.
Here's a screenshot :
https://cdn.mgig.fr/2019/11/mg-d0cad284-1876-4037-a839-w1000h247-sc.jpg
