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New Orbi firmware 2.1.2.18 update issues?
I noticed that there was a new firmware version 2.1.2.18 for Orbi RBK50. Has anyone installed this version, and has there been any issues after the installation. Please provide any details that you...
So outside of using it in AP Mode and block traffic with another router, there is no way to block the auto update since Telenet doesn't work anymore.
wrote:So outside of using it in AP Mode and block traffic with another router, there is no way to block the auto update since Telenet doesn't work anymore.
As far as we know that is the current situation.
What's really crazy about all of this is that based on the comments from the last few months, there are a bunch of us who had relatively rock solid Wifi until the more recent updates. Let's hope the next FW release will give a much more reliable experience.
Yup for me it was rock solid until first update after the .74 update, then it sucked, then I went back to .74 for a week and it was solid and now it is spotty again so it is definitely firmware.
I rolled back to .74 2 days ago and it's been nice and solid. I am logging in every day to check to see if it had updated, so far it stayed.
When you say it's spotty, is that still on .74?
Nope it is great on .74, zero problems. The problem is it will continue to check the firmware and upgrade you at some point, I guess I will roll back now and see how long I can go back before it upgrades. I got auto upgraded to 2.18 and that is when the problems started again.
wrote:Yup for me it was rock solid until first update after the .74 update, then it sucked, then I went back to .74 for a week and it was solid and now it is spotty again so it is definitely firmware.
And what's funny for me is that I had random reboots with .74 but since 2.1.2.18 I've been rock solid. Uptime is basically since the day after the firmware was installed, except for a power blip the ouse had a few days back. I did update my Android devices to beta play services and turned off uPnP but other than that, I'm loving Orbi lately. I just hope the NEXT firmware doesn't break things.