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RBR50 still on 2.3.5.30 firmware
Hey I have had the RBR50 for awhile now and haven’t tried updating the firmware for a good while. The last time I tried to do it, it was such a pain and internet kept dropping out. I finally stuck wit...
Thomasjames wrote:
My question is, am I missing anything performance wise or anything else from the current firmware that would give me a reason on why I should attempt to update? I usually go by the general rule of “if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it”
I see no critical reason to update the firmware. Your hesitation is prudent. A lot of users seem to come to the forum because they updated the firmware and now have "problems." I waited about two months to update to 2.5.1.8 and another two months to update to 2.5.1.16 and have had no issues. Maybe my network is too simple have problems, or maybe it is dumb luck. I still have copies of 2.3.5.30 on disk in case I want to "go back."