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RBS50 issues with Firware V2.7.3.22 - Firmware incorrect
I have had an RBR50 +1 RBS50 satelite that had been working nearly flawlessly for some time,,,,until Firware V2.7.2.104. Devices being blocked from the internet when connected to the satelite, like ...
OMG... this firmware FORCED update is screwing me up!
07/30/21: I woke up and it auto-update, removing the SSID separation. I had to downgrade, enable Telnet and setup everything again. I tried to prevent further update following this.
07/31/21: I woke up and Netgear FORCED ANOTHER update to v2.7.3.22. This time, it will NOT accept the router password. It won't even accept the security question.
Somehow, the firmware auto update screw something up that the password changed or something else. Now I got LOCKED OUT from my own router and have to do a hard reset. Now I have to spent my morning to fix this.... AGAIN?!
Netgear really dropped the ball by doing this auto-update.