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Orbi RBR50 unable to hold gigabit speeds
My Orbi had been working fine until the last week or two when connectivity issues began showing up. I am subscribed to a 1000Mbps fibre-optic internet plan and, via a modem, the Orbi router had regul...
I used the "Check For Update" tool and it came back saying that my firmware was up to date? Why is that? Is 2.5.1.8 considered stable and relatively bug-free? The router seemed to have managed to hold speeds for the last several days, I'm worried I might break things if I were to upgrade now...
Firmware 2.5.0.38 had some rather embarassing problems (LOTS of forum posts about it), and Netgear issued 2.5.1.8 to solve them. However, the experience with "enticing" users to update firmware and have it blow up in their faces appears to have made Netgear reluctant to advertise. 2.5.1.8 appears to be really stable and has definitely cured some of the problems with 2.5.0.38.
"If it works, don't fix it." is our mantra. However, lots of people seem to be happy with 2.5.1.8 and there appears to be little risk in updating to it. Certainly if you care about the Attached Devices display, the new version will be much more enjoyable.
CrimpOn wrote:"If it works, don't fix it." is our mantra.
I wonder where this came from...???