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bote
Aspirant
Aug 29, 2021
Solved

RBR50 Freezing after V2.7.3.22 Update

I've been using Orbi for several years now with very mixed results, but nothing a wired connection couldn't fix.  The latest firmware update(V2.7.3.22) however has completely ruined my home network. ...
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    bote
    Sep 12, 2021

    I ended up resolving this with an older firmware version, and then I used custom firmware to stop auto updates.  It's perfect now but I'm changing to an RBR(S)750 setup, as I managed to get a good deal on a set. 

    I'll mark this as solved now.  Thank you for the help to all that replied. Older firmware fixes the problem for anyone who finds this post via google. Whatever way you can come up with for staying at an older firmware is up to you.  I would assume using another router to block the upgrade servers could work with little issue if you run orbi in AP mode. Avoid v2.7.3.22.

     

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bote
Aspirant
Aug 30, 2021

Yeah, it was suggested above. I'll probably do it this week to see if I get any improvement.  I'm just aware that netgear still force feeds the update even if you roll back.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 30, 2021

One can block this if you have a spare router to use in front of the RBR.