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OrbiOS 2.1.4 availability
A quick update. We're about to release an updated version of OrbiOS 2.1.4 in the next few days through our auto-update mechanism for all Orbi models. When it goes live, you should see a prompt in t...
The problem with turning off the auto-update is you are now sitting on the sidelines. Then you have to figure when to jump back in and upgrade your FW and how will you determine that? By reading the posts in here...? Really?
Many of the problems the Orbi has been having can be traced to product diversity. Trying to be all things to all consumers. If FW updates scare you, then perhaps you should try a lower cost basic wifi router.
Retired_Member wrote:
The problem with turning off the auto-update is you are now sitting on the sidelines. Then you have to figure when to jump back in and upgrade your FW and how will you determine that?
Personally, I would make that determination based simply upon my needs, which would be whether the upgrade contained a new feature I absolutely had to have or if the upgrade fixed a security vulnerability. Other than that, I would not upgrade unless and until I began to experience an issue or issues.
- In this day & age automatic updates are necessary. There are too many network threats to leave the possibility of a vulnerability being unpatched.
HOWEVER, NG MUST PERFORM VERY THOROUGH & VIGOROUS REGRESSION TESTS TO ENSURE ANY FW CHANGES DON’T IMPACT OR DEGRADE COMMON SERVICES THAT USERS RELY ON!
It does not look like NG does regression testing, when something like mDNS/Bonjour/AirPrint fails so spectacularly.
ZoneMaster wrote:
In this day & age automatic updates are necessary. There are too many network threats to leave the possibility of a vulnerability being unpatched.I respectfully disagree, for instance, I use the Orbi as an AP, all security protection is handled by my router + pfSense. I definitely do not want an auto-upgrade. I rather do it when I feel confident that will not break my network.
Even working as a router, for a particular security update, with the correct knowledge the owner/admin can make the informed call that it does not apply to your particular configuration. I am not saying that there it should not be an auto-upgrade option, I am saying it should be optional. The decision is up to the user,
I agree that an auto-update option should/must be enabled by default but with an option of turning it off.
setham wrote:
ZoneMaster wrote:
In this day & age automatic updates are necessary. There are too many network threats to leave the possibility of a vulnerability being unpatched.................... I rather do it when I feel confident that will not break my network.
when you figure this out be sure to let us all know.