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RBR50 fw 2.3.5.30 wifi very instable
Hi,
I'm running one RBR50 and RBS50 wirelessly backhauled since several months without any issue. I upgrade to last fw 2.5.3.50 two days ago.
Since the upgrade, the wifi is very unstable. Most of the time it's so slow it's simply not usable. It is working then suddenly it becomes very slow for a while.
My internet connection is working well and wired connections are working also very well. No special settings configured. Router is set up in router mode.
Does anyone already encountered such a behavior with this fw?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Nicolas
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Nicolas72 wrote:Hi,
I'm running one RBR50 and RBS50 wirelessly backhauled since several months without any issue. I upgrade to last fw 2.5.3.50 two days ago.
Since the upgrade, the wifi is very unstable. Most of the time it's so slow it's simply not usable. It is working then suddenly it becomes very slow for a while.
My internet connection is working well and wired connections are working also very well. No special settings configured. Router is set up in router mode.
Does anyone already encountered such a behavior with this fw?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Nicolas
Why did you upgrade?
No particular reason, I was running an "old" 2.2.X one
I though upgrading once in a while was not a bad idea to get security patches or so ...
Nicolas72 wrote:No particular reason, I was running an "old" 2.2.X one
I though upgrading once in a while was not a bad idea to get security patches or so ...
Lesson learned.....not all firmware is created equal. If your system is working, no need to upgrade the firmware. NG will push FW with major revisions automatically.
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since the update? Might try this...
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Nicolas72 wrote:Hi,
I'm running one RBR50 and RBS50 wirelessly backhauled since several months without any issue. I upgrade to last fw 2.5.3.50 two days ago.
Since the upgrade, the wifi is very unstable. Most of the time it's so slow it's simply not usable. It is working then suddenly it becomes very slow for a while.
My internet connection is working well and wired connections are working also very well. No special settings configured. Router is set up in router mode.
Does anyone already encountered such a behavior with this fw?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Nicolas
Any progress on this?
Nicolas72 wrote:Hi,
I'm running one RBR50 and RBS50 wirelessly backhauled since several months without any issue. I upgrade to last fw 2.5.3.50 two days ago.
Since the upgrade, the wifi is very unstable. Most of the time it's so slow it's simply not usable. It is working then suddenly it becomes very slow for a while.
My internet connection is working well and wired connections are working also very well. No special settings configured. Router is set up in router mode.
Does anyone already encountered such a behavior with this fw?
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Nicolas
Yes, I made some progress on this.
I manually downgraded to fw 2.3.0.32 and it instantly resolved my issue.
Then suddenly 2 days later, it stopped working with exactly the same behavior. I then looked into my console to discover that ..... Orbi has automatically upgraded to 2.3.1.60 (probably the newest from 2.3.1.50 ...)
Conclusion, fw from 2.3.1.50 does not work at all from me and Orbi started upgrading on its own (which is a behavior that never happened before).
To be honnest I'm quite disapointed with such an acquisition since unexpected issues are occuring every 6 months for an expensive device you want to install and forget... Of course, this is only my opinion.
Regards,
Nicolas
There is no v50 version of FW for the RBR50.
v60 is available.
Try a factory reset and the RBR with v60 loaded and setup from scratch. I believe v60 will not auto upgrade after this and will only notify you about any recent updates in the UI. Will be up to you to update FW.I agree, should have all these kinds of hassles.
Nicolas72 wrote:Yes, I made some progress on this.
I manually downgraded to fw 2.3.0.32 and it instantly resolved my issue.
Then suddenly 2 days later, it stopped working with exactly the same behavior. I then looked into my console to discover that ..... Orbi has automatically upgraded to 2.3.1.60 (probably the newest from 2.3.1.50 ...)
Conclusion, fw from 2.3.1.50 does not work at all from me and Orbi started upgrading on its own (which is a behavior that never happened before).
To be honnest I'm quite disapointed with such an acquisition since unexpected issues are occuring every 6 months for an expensive device you want to install and forget... Of course, this is only my opinion.
Regards,
Nicolas
