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Ready to bail on Orbi and try Velop- any tried it?
Getting frustrated by all the problems since this last firmware push.... For the $$$$ they charge for Orbi- it's just not acceptable. Anyone try the Velop? One thing I really like is it a...
How do you disable the Automatic Firmware update?
It is outlined in the thread below (post #105).
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-V1-12-0-18-Discussion/td-p/1320421/page/5
My (short) experience with the Velop (2 node). I had one for a day, then returned it.
Setup wasn't too bad. I needed to set it to AP (bridge) mode for my network, same as I run the Orbi now. That was a failure - it did not pass DHCP traffic through properly, so clients tended to never get an IP from my servers. From the forums, this appears to be a long-standing issue Linksys keeps not fixing.
Also, the Velop doesn't provide a connected device list in bridge mode - at least the Orbi tries, even if in current firmware it's all botched.