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Route66Scott
Tutor
May 07, 2020

Orbi Voice RBS40V Firmware V2.5.1.2 has typo in "Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml" file... Help!

After setting up my Orbi system I discovered that the RBS40V satellite is causing my computers and media server to throw up constant errors.  My Plex server has been repeating this set of errors e...
Route66Scott's avatar
Route66Scott
Tutor
Nov 28, 2020
I’m not running Windows.

Grab a copy of the Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml file and have a look. Or drop it into your favorite code editor.
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Mstrbig
Master
Nov 29, 2020
Route66Scott wrote:
I’m not running Windows.

Grab a copy of the Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml file and have a look. Or drop it into your favorite code editor.

I did, and the line you state is wrong, is exactly the same as several Public_UPNP_gatedesc.xml files I looked at.

Again, I'm not seeing the issue with my RBS40v or any other Orbi device. You said you are not running Windows, as I am running the latest Pro with all the latest updates. I have also downloaded the ncessary libraries. So maybe the issue lies with your libraries not being up to date?

Don't know for sure as I don't need it, but this may help with the UPNP issues users are seeing.

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  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 03, 2020

    The problem here is that non-NAT-router satellite MUST NOT have a gateway description - which is most likely incomplete, thus causing the problems...  well known from some Netgear business wireless access points which can be operated in router mode, and the XML isn't adjusted accordingly, making Plex (and other software evaluating the UPnP SSDP stuff) cry.

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      schumaku
      Guru - Experienced User
      Dec 03, 2020

      Correction... the <%pnpx_root_desc();%> junk part has to go ... looks like a variable (duplicated!) not properly set at build time:

       

      <root xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:device-1-0"<%pnpx_root_desc();%>>

       

      Must be:

       

      <root xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:device-1-0">

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        schumaku
        Guru - Experienced User
        Dec 03, 2020
        Can anybody grab the complete XML?

        As this is a satellite, it must show up like this (example borrowed from a WAC505) - if they use the gateway template it will be wrong:

        <root xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:device-1-0">
        <specVersion>
        <major>1</major>
        <minor>0</minor>
        </specVersion>
        <device>
        <deviceType>urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:WLANAccessPointDevice:1</deviceType>
        <friendlyName>WAC505-2</friendlyName>
        <manufacturer>NETGEAR</manufacturer>
        <manufacturerURL>http://www.netgear.com/</manufacturerURL>
        <modelDescription>Access Point</modelDescription>
        <modelName>AC WiFi Business Access Point WAC505</modelName>
        <modelNumber>WAC505_V9.1.0.13</modelNumber>
        <modelURL>https://www.netgear.com/business/products/wireless/business-wireless/WAC505.aspx</modelURL>
        <serialNumber>XXXXXX</serialNumber>
        <cloudStatus>1</cloudStatus>
        <UDN>uuid:XXXXX</UDN>
        <presentationURL>http://1.2.3.4/</presentationURL>
        </device>
        </root>