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Update V1.9.1.12 Netgear officially announcing 'Improvement in wireless connection Stability'
Just downloaded the latest release V1.9.1.12 and noticed in the official release notes from Netgear it states as fix 'Continious Improvement in wireless connection stability'..Dosent spefically makre...
peteytesting wrote:i see no real logic in turning aurto update of completly , it just need to be set so its tells you there is an update ready and what time it will be done
far to many ppl ignore firmware updates and then have unsecure routers , security updates should be mandatory
That's not really the point. The update caused packet loss for me. It feels like lag when loading a web page or playing an online game. I get spurts long enough to drop me from matches in overwatch. It took me a while to figure out the root cause of the issue and as it turns out it is firmware 1.9.1.12. I tried rolling back and the Orbis would just update themselves again. There is no way around this, you cannot disable it. I am ok with running a version of the firmware 1 revision back since it was working. I am currenly trying to block these updates at the router level but it has caused some unexpected behavior.
I'm about to bite the bullet and just install Ubiquiti AP's in this house. I don't want to invest that kind of time and money since the property isn't mine but I may not have a choice if I want reliable connectivity.
sorry but it is the point , we have a whole thread on " i dont want the orbi to self update" but tbh automation is the key to both better software and better security , ppl are generally lazy and wont update when its available as they are to busy killing each other online gaming and the like , even when reminded these ppl wont update
its a case for manufactures of dammed if they do and dammed if they dont
While I appreciate that improving services is the goal, and yes, home users can be "Set it and forget it", but if Orbi was in any of my client environments and I told them that Netgear is forcing ffirmware upgrades that break their network so they can not function, in the name of better software and better security, they would fire me.
Then I am thinking, do you really know how bad it is?
Having some programming experience, and dealing with Microsoft, Cisco, and VMWare upgrade, it isn't difficult to put a "Do not auto update firmware" option in the system. To tell us that they can't or won't do it is simply arrogant and ignorant.
Cafetom wrote:Having some programming experience, and dealing with Microsoft, Cisco, and VMWare upgrade, it isn't difficult to put a "Do not auto update firmware" option in the system. To tell us that they can't or won't do it is simply arrogant and ignorant.
sorry but i see those not wanting auto fw updates as exactly the same way eg arrogant and ignorant. , as logic states that ppl are lazy and wont update unless they are forced