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Orbi firmware v2.1.1.16 discussion
do we need to do nvram wipe for this 2.1.1.16 Firmware just released today? noticed it downloaded automatically.
Guess I'll try unplugging my 3 Google Homes, 3 Google Home Minis, 4 Chromecasts, 2 Chromecast Audios (glad I decided against getting a Google Home Max so far), and see if I can turn on the wifi on my Pixel 2 XL, to see if it continues to crash my Orbi?
I don't have any of those devices and my Orbi still crashes.
I'm not saying they may not be contributing but they are not the root cause of all the crashes some people are experiencing.
I'm not saying they may not be contributing but they are not the root cause of all the crashes some people are experiencing.
I only have chromecasts with guest mode disabled. I disconnected all of them and have had 21 reboots since then (about 48 hours). I have 7 kids using IOS and Android devices, though... Tonight I'm disconnecting all devices because I see a reboot every day at around 6:00am... Will advise tomorrow... I really think there is some component that deficient; I went 2 weeks without a single reboot when I first bought my system and immediately upgraded to 2.1.1.16....
it appears that Google Home App v1.26.30.8 on Android devices seems to be the culprit...
but Netgear still needs to come up with a fix for their end
No, I'm afraid it's not Google Home. I said yesterday I was suddenly experiencing random reboots after 2 weeks of solid performance. Last night I turned everything off but the Orbi system and with NOTHING connected but the satellites the system rebooted 6 times. Back it goes. Fortunately I anticipated this and ordered a Velop system; it arrives today. Will post my results with that system... What a gigantic waste of time and energy this has been.
NETGEAR "engineering" is an oxymoron...