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RBR/RBS 50 firmware 2.7.3.22
New firmware is incoming this week I have been told. No release notes details yet but may fix either device list issues or link rate issue. Keep an eye on https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50...
RBR50 + 2 x RBS 50 firmware just upgraded from 2.7.2.104 to 2.7.3.22
Seems it broke my setup without me clicking to update (I read in another thread that Netgear forced an update - seriously??? WTF??? Is that serious? In the middle of a pandemic, break everyone's wifi while they are working from home?)
Issues found:
* wired backhaul no longer working, only connects using wirelsss (which is poor quality, thus the reason for the wired backhaul). MAJOR ISSUE
* using Android "Netgear Orbi - WiFi System App" version 2.10.6.1635 (the latest, released 23 July 2021) shows both RBS50 as disconnected (red lines), whereas logging into the router itself shows both RBS50 connected using wireless backhaul.
* [subjective] wireless connectivity is poor when via the RBS50 now, previously it was rock solid using v2.7.2.104 with wired backhaul.
* no "enable telnet" option, so no way to properly diagnose or fix
Can I revert to the 2.7.2.104 ? How? Will it "auto-upgrade" itself again? And can I avoid an auto-upgrade by blocking some particular DNS addresses? (Orbi is inside another network).
scubabuddy wrote:RBR50 + 2 x RBS 50 firmware just upgraded from 2.7.2.104 to 2.7.3.22
* no "enable telnet" option, so no way to properly diagnose or fix
Hi there,
Facing the same issue, I could restore telnet access using the updated version of telnet-enable2.py, enabling back Telnet using V2.7.3.22: https://github.com/bkerler/netgear_telnet
I could push all my existing custom configuration (upnpc, automation, etc.) from here.
Hope this will help you as well...
mmz06 wrote:
scubabuddy wrote:RBR50 + 2 x RBS 50 firmware just upgraded from 2.7.2.104 to 2.7.3.22
* no "enable telnet" option, so no way to properly diagnose or fix
Hi there,
Facing the same issue, I could restore telnet access using the updated version of telnet-enable2.py, enabling back Telnet using V2.7.3.22: https://github.com/bkerler/netgear_telnet
I could push all my existing custom configuration (upnpc, automation, etc.) from here.
Hope this will help you as well...
Hi,
The tool sounds promising. However I wonder if you can clarify
- How do you find the MAC address of br0 interface?
- It says the tool is for Netgear Orbi LBR20. Are you using LBR20? If not, did you need to make any changes to get it working with your Orbi router?
Thank you very much .
Joseph
I use the Python script to enable telnet on RBR50 and RBS50.
I loaded Python 3 on Windows 10. Learning enough about Python to get a script to run was a struggle for "the old guy".
Every time my Orbi router or satellite reboot, I run the Python script to enable telnet and then use telnet to do a couple of things.
The MAC address of the router shows up in the Attached Devices web page.
