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Firmware V1.12.0.18 Discussion
This does indeed appear to be based on (identical to?) the last private beta V1.12.0.16 and has been released to the public. Hope it helps!
Guest mode AP isolation finally works 100% over IPv4...
New Features and Enhancements:
- Supports ReadySHARE Printer for Orbi devices that are equipped with a USB port
- Updated the OrbiOS API to v3.14
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the iOS disconnection issue.
- Fixes the Dropcam disconnection issue.
- Fixes the convergence issue when an Ethernet connected device moves from one Orbi to another.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t find the Orbi router if the router is using IPv6 and is in AP mode.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t display more than 20 connected devices.
- Fixes the issue where the installation assistant might not display if the device is connected to the Orbi network wirelessly.
- Fixes the issue where the 2.4 GHz backhaul setting is disabled if the fronthaul MU-MIMO and TxBF is disabled.
- Fixes the issue where IPv6 devices on the guest network can access the Orbi router’s web GUI.
- Includes security fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:
PSV-2016-0133, PSV-2017-0607, PSV-2017-0615, PSV-2017-0736, PSV-2017-2190
Download Link:
RBR50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBR50-V1.12.0.18.zip
RBS50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBS50-V1.12.0.18.zip
nxc wrote:
It's always good to have a backup! While I obviously don't have any inside information, further testing and debugging has me convinced that as long as you never use the speedtest you should be fine.
I've used the built in speed test and it hasn't caused my system to do anything. Do you have any idea what the speedtest does that could cause issues???
Running the Speedtest appears to set a few internal values that are used to sit limits for up and downstream bandwidth. The speedtest doesn't seem to be very reliable in terms of choosing the best partner ISP, and will often produce a test result that is significantly below what your connection is capable of. Never running the Speedtest appears to prevent some switches from being flipped, which more or less means the router treats all content equally and shuffles it along as fast as possible.
There are a number of hidden settings and magic variables in these routers, and there's more than ample evidence for some really sloppy coding practices.
nxc wrote:Running the Speedtest appears to set a few internal values that are used to sit limits for up and downstream bandwidth. The speedtest doesn't seem to be very reliable in terms of choosing the best partner ISP, and will often produce a test result that is significantly below what your connection is capable of. Never running the Speedtest appears to prevent some switches from being flipped, which more or less means the router treats all content equally and shuffles it along as fast as possible.
There are a number of hidden settings and magic variables in these routers, and there's more than ample evidence for some really sloppy coding practices.
Eek! If we have run the speed test is there an easy way to reset this?
nxc wrote:Running the Speedtest appears to set a few internal values that are used to sit limits for up and downstream bandwidth. The speedtest doesn't seem to be very reliable in terms of choosing the best partner ISP, and will often produce a test result that is significantly below what your connection is capable of. Never running the Speedtest appears to prevent some switches from being flipped, which more or less means the router treats all content equally and shuffles it along as fast as possible.
There are a number of hidden settings and magic variables in these routers, and there's more than ample evidence for some really sloppy coding practices.
Thanks. I have not dug into the system since it's running okay for me. At least for now
Dustin278 wrote:Eek! If we have run the speed test is there an easy way to reset this?
If you are not having any issues then I would suggest leaving things as they are. If you are having issues, I would suggest trying the instructions I posted a few pages back regarding erasing NVRAM settings and manually restoring default firmware settings. After that you can reconfigure everything to taste, but avoid the Speedtest or modifying any QoS settings.
If you are not having any issues then I would suggest leaving things as they are. If you are having issues, I would suggest trying the instructions I posted a few pages back regarding erasing NVRAM settings and manually restoring default firmware settings. After that you can reconfigure everything to taste, but avoid the Speedtest or modifying any QoS settings.
OK - I may take this plunge. I have a ton of IP reservations set by MAC addresses - is there any way to impor those without reconfiguring everything manually? Thats the main reason I havent taken this step. Like some 60+ reservations tied to port forwarding.
OK - I may take this plunge. I have a ton of IP reservations set by MAC addresses - is there any way to impor those without reconfiguring everything manually? Thats the main reason I havent taken this step. Like some 60+ reservations tied to port forwarding.
Wish I had better news, but I'm unaware of a way to back those up on their own.
nxc wrote:Running the Speedtest appears to set a few internal values that are used to sit limits for up and downstream bandwidth. The speedtest doesn't seem to be very reliable in terms of choosing the best partner ISP, and will often produce a test result that is significantly below what your connection is capable of. Never running the Speedtest appears to prevent some switches from being flipped, which more or less means the router treats all content equally and shuffles it along as fast as possible.
There are a number of hidden settings and magic variables in these routers, and there's more than ample evidence for some really sloppy coding practices.
That last statement is pretty much a given at this stage. Even from a cosmetic perspective the UI is sloppy and inconsistent, I have little reason to doubt the code is any different.
The kinds of bugs and regressions we're seeing bare all the earmarks of a minimally competent development team with equally competent quality assurance. When you add lacklustre customer support and community management to the mix you have the perfect storm of incompetence, arrogance and indifference.
It's a shame, the hardware seems solid, but it's let down by just about everything else.
- What just happened? Out of nowhere, my Orbi RBK53 shut everything down, and rebooted to initial state, showing my only router as Orbi28 (NOT my system SSID, passwords etc.). At first, I thought that it must have been an auto-firmware update. But no- once up , it is the same ole 12...18 update that shows up. This, after going through the complete setup again. Now, I'm getting drops out the Wazoo (whereas I wasn't before with 12....18), even though I set everything to the original SSID and password. What the hell is going on? I'm about to take a sledgehammer to this system and replace it with ... well, anything would be an improvement . Same firmware version that was tolerable before , but now things have gone to hell . Very unhappy at the moment. Thanks to AT&T cellular, I can post this. Without, I'd be dead in the water.
Well I finally got some movement from my support ticket. Fingers crossed I will have some good news in the next couple of days.
DarrellRiffe wrote:
What just happened? Out of nowhere, my Orbi RBK53 shut everything down, and rebooted to initial state, showing my only router as Orbi28 (NOT my system SSID, passwords etc.). At first, I thought that it must have been an auto-firmware update. But no- once up , it is the same ole 12...18 update that shows up. This, after going through the complete setup again. Now, I'm getting drops out the Wazoo (whereas I wasn't before with 12....18), even though I set everything to the original SSID and password. What the hell is going on? I'm about to take a sledgehammer to this system and replace it with ... well, anything would be an improvement . Same firmware version that was tolerable before , but now things have gone to hell . Very unhappy at the moment. Thanks to AT&T cellular, I can post this. Without, I'd be dead in the water.I am sorry this happened to you, but this is EXACTLY what happened to me. After the disaster that was 1.11.x, I tested 1.12.16 and then upgraded to 1.12.18. For almost two weeks it was perfect, then, while replacing UPS's on the two sats and the router, I of course had to power them off and back on. Since powering back on. 1.12.18 has been a disaster, exactly as you describe. Something is flaky in this firmware, because from 1.10.x backwards everything was stable.