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Orbi Router Firmware RBR50
What kind of firmware does the Orbi router use. Is it DD-WRT, or is it proprietary? If proprietary what are the configuration options for the user?
Just purchased Orbi. Excited!
After my first few hours of powering on I notice a couple firmware problems.
1. Cannot change IP address or DNS setting in AP mode. Must change back to Router mode.
2. I setup Orbi in AP mode, assigned static IP, gateway and DNS. After logging back in using AP mode, I do not have DNS. Hence Orbi cannot connect to internet and download firmware.
Please fix,
Thank You
Flash008 wrote:Just purchased Orbi. Excited!
After my first few hours of powering on I notice a couple firmware problems.
1. Cannot change IP address or DNS setting in AP mode. Must change back to Router mode.
2. I setup Orbi in AP mode, assigned static IP, gateway and DNS. After logging back in using AP mode, I do not have DNS. Hence Orbi cannot connect to internet and download firmware.
Please fix,
Thank You
Just ran across this older-ish thread, but Flash008 in particular, forgive me if I have trouble considering you an 'advanced' user. Without ever touching the UI, I've permanently set both my Orbi devices in AP mode for IPv4 and IPv6 static addressing, upstream gateways and DNS through the magic of static DHCP and RA. :P
The Orbi is the best whole-home wifi system there is, hands down, and I've *literally* owned, tried, and tested *EVERY* available mesh solution (including Ubiquiti). The backhaul is _fast_ and reliable, the coverage and signal strength is ridiculously good, and most importantly to me, there is virtually zero bufferbloat - this is a HUGE factor in wifi and something *very* challenging to get right.
I'm sorry you weren't satisfied with Orbi, and I do hope Asus makes a competitive product, because the market could surely use it (competition ALWAYS breeds better products and pricing). That having been said, I probably have one of the most complex home networking setups around, rivaling many on smallnetbuilder, and I couldn't possibly be happier with my wifi saturation and speed via Orbi.
Standard disclaimer: No, I'm not a Netgear shill or employee. What I am is their perfect customer - someone who's been eternally frustrated with wireless for years and after going through many Asus and Linksys products, OnHub, eero, Ubiquiti and now Netgear. I've finally found a solution that satisfies my needs, without having to run CAT-6 through multiple floors of my house. No, I haven't used Luma, because it's a joke, and I won't be testing Plume for the same reason. I've no interest in Google Wifi, because the hockey-puck design is clean and unobtrusive and thus has insufficient antennas for decent coverage. Yes, Orbi is _big_ and noticable - and like OnHub, stuffed to the gills with antennas, yet nowhere near as fabulously fugly as Ubiquiti. I'll take it.
Rodney
It was entertaining wandering around the router via telnet (see debug.htm - don't leave it enabled, it's passwordless root!). The Orbi is definitely running OpenWRT under the hood, but unfortunately I saw no means of log forwarding (something I'd like to do as well, though it's not exactly critical functionality, and hardly a consideration for the general use case).
It does have a cute custom OpenWRT login banner. *laughs*
Rodney
Nice, it has debug.htm :-)
