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Your experience with Firmware 2.2.1.210 released as of 10/3/18
The other long thread on the new firmware is useless and has become a tech support thread. Please only post your experience after upgrading to the new firmware, good or bad. I'd like to see everyone'...
i read someone saying add downloads.netgear.com to your blocked list.
Although my FW hasn't updated since downgrading...and if you read any of my replied I realized I must have updated my FW by accident and didn't notice...nothing to do with auto-updating for me.
No issues. It did an autoupdate. everything came back online just fine. The issue I see, which is very minor, is that I didn't know it was going to update and it took my internet down for a couple minutes while it updated. I didn't even know an update was being released. But, all is well. I still really like my Orbi. I think it would be nice to know when an update is being released, maybe through the mobile app or something. I don't check the forums often unless I am trying to figure something out. And if they send en email, I doubt I will read it. I think a notification on the mobile app would be best.
If you updated to recent FW v.210, try enabling Daisy Chain. Some have mentioned that this seems to be working in reverse order, enabling means disabled actually. Somethign to be aware of if you experience any problems with your Orbi system. If its working for now. You'll be fine.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-2-2-1-210-and-connection-problems-Skybell/m-p/1649275/highlight/true#M43001
franktribe wrote:
No issues. It did an autoupdate. everything came back online just fine. The issue I see, which is very minor, is that I didn't know it was going to update and it took my internet down for a couple minutes while it updated. I didn't even know an update was being released. But, all is well. I still really like my Orbi. I think it would be nice to know when an update is being released, maybe through the mobile app or something. I don't check the forums often unless I am trying to figure something out. And if they send en email, I doubt I will read it. I think a notification on the mobile app would be best.
franktribe wrote:
.... But, all is well. I still really like my Orbi.
Orbi is good when it works! It takes much effort to get it working.
Seems Orbi is sensitive to many things (surrounding radio, interfaced products, modem types,....) which simply means that the verification process at Netgear has some flaws. The product should have been tested with many scenarios and interface combinations before it's released.
But again, Orbi is perfect once you get it to work!
