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crvance003
Aspirant
Apr 18, 2020
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Orbi RSR50 firmware 2.5.1.16

I just updated my Orbi RBR50 router to the latest (as of 04/18/20) firware version, 2.5.1.8. When it was done, orbilogin.com indicated that my satellites, all RBS50, were all updated to 2.5.1.16. The...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Apr 18, 2020

    NG sometimes pushes FW udpates before they post them on the web site. 

    crvance003 wrote:

    I just updated my Orbi RBR50 router to the latest (as of 04/18/20) firware version, 2.5.1.8. When it was done, orbilogin.com indicated that my satellites, all RBS50, were all updated to 2.5.1.16. The thing is, I can't find on netgear.com a downloadable version of that satellite firmware. There IS a version 2.5.1.16 for the RBS20, but the latest listed version for the RBS50 is 2.5.1.8. My question, then is,  what's going on? Is it that my system is misidentifying the firmware version of the satellites? OR did my router force a RBS20 firmware on my RBS50 satellites? OR is there a "secret" 2.5.1.16 version for the RBS50's? Any insight from the community would be appreciated.

     

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 18, 2020

Might be useful to validate the Orbi Update page report.  For example:

 

Open each satellite web Home Page directly and observe what the satellite reports for firmware version.

i.e. http://<ip of satellite>  It's in the middle of the page.

 

Activate telnet on each satellite by opening the debug page (on each)

i.e. http://<ip of satellite>/debug.htm

and check the box "Enable Telnet"

 

Then use a telnet client to connect to the satellite and type this command:

 

nvram show | grep update

 

On my Orbi RBS50, this is what I get:


root@RBS50:/#
root@RBS50:/# nvram show | grep update
fw_download_url=https://http.fw.updates1.netgear.com/rbs50/V2.5.1/ww
update_time=1826
root@RBS50:/#

This seems to indicate that the firmware version is what I expected it to be.  What does your Orbi satellite show?

 

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crvance003
Aspirant
Apr 18, 2020

Hmmm, opening the webpage shows 2.5.1.16, so again it looks like a secret update.

Using PuTTY to telnet in (Windows is being a little **bleep** right now and doesn't want to install its own native telnet clinet) gives me:

So it looks like Orbi indeed installed an appropriate RBS50 update, but it still doesn't clarify why unadvertised 2.5.1.16, rather than advertised 2.5.1.8.