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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:
rexet wrote:Thank you for the link to the v2 beta firmware. I have updated both the router and the satelites this morning. Let's see how they behave now.
Despite having a rock solid v1.12 installation, I went against protocol and went ahead and installed the beta. I immediately ran into issues. Downstream bandwidth dropped from 900+ Mbps to 100.
Based on prior experience, I immediately enabled telnet, did the NVRAM wipe, and then did a factory reset and proceeded to reconfigure everything, yet again. Now everything is working fine, just like before.
I don't know what Netgear's engineers are smoking, but it sure looks like the upgrade process is broken. So unhappy right now. Even though my network is working fine, I now can effectively assume that every update I want to install just to get security fixes is going to involve a full wipe and reconfigure.
NETGEAR: GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!! 😡😡😡
Hmmm...I replied to this posting already, my reply seems to have disappeared. So I'll try again *smile*.
Sometimes when a router is flashed, memory corruption can result. What the user sees is problematic behavior, and if they were to get in touch with Netgear support, one of the first things that's suggested is to reset to factory defaults, and re-enter the user's configuration. It is common practice with consumer routers that if problems arise after a firmware update flash, manual or automatic, that the router is reset and reconfigured. While Netgear would like this not to happen, I'm sure, it really does happen and there's not much that Netgear can do about it. Kind of a random occurance for the level of hardware that consumers are willing and able to pay for.
So your experience, while not fun, is part of the normal course of long term hardware use. I really hope that your router will be fine from here on out, but I've had to reset my Orbi units here once or twice as well due to problematic behavior, and that's just life. Most times when I do a factory default reset, it's because that's the most expedient way to fix a serious problem. And things are usually good for quite a while after that. I really hope that's the case for you.
RogerSC wrote:Hmmm...I replied to this posting already, my reply seems to have disappeared. So I'll try again *smile*.
Sometimes when a router is flashed, memory corruption can result. What the user sees is problematic behavior, and if they were to get in touch with Netgear support, one of the first things that's suggested is to reset to factory defaults, and re-enter the user's configuration. It is common practice with consumer routers that if problems arise after a firmware update flash, manual or automatic, that the router is reset and reconfigured. While Netgear would like this not to happen, I'm sure, it really does happen and there's not much that Netgear can do about it. Kind of a random occurance for the level of hardware that consumers are willing and able to pay for.
So your experience, while not fun, is part of the normal course of long term hardware use. I really hope that your router will be fine from here on out, but I've had to reset my Orbi units here once or twice as well due to problematic behavior, and that's just life. Most times when I do a factory default reset, it's because that's the most expedient way to fix a serious problem. And things are usually good for quite a while after that. I really hope that's the case for you.
In most instances I'd agree with you. But having used many brands of router, and many routers period, including Netgear routers, I can confidently say this is the most trouble I've ever had with a router product. My previous Asus router didn't have any issues beyond not quite covering my home. The D-Link that preceded it was great for the couple years I had it. The Linksys before that was decent, too. None of them had the major stability issues that the Orbi seems to have. Even DD-WRT was more stable during the years I ran it.
Dunno. I just have higher expectations from a $400 product. I'm more or less happy with it, despite my complaints, because when it works it is faster and smoother than anything I've used before. That doesn't mean Netgear gets a free pass for releasing a buggy product, or for its complete silence publicly about the issues the hardware faces.