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V2.1.1.12 is not ready for public release
V2.1.1.12 for me is a complete failure, I had been running beta version V2.0.1.2 which was the most stable firmware thus far is this long journey that is the Netgear Orbi. The upgrade to V2.1.1.12 we...
I was on a call w/a Netgear support agent today, and he was courteous and helpful. We did find an odd issue - my router's FW update page showed a RBS50 as one of my devices, and I don't have one of those at all (have RBR40 and RBW30). So we did a reset and re-setup, but unfortunately I've had a loss of network since then, either the router rebooted or it lost connectiivity - when I checked the router and satellite, the router was blinking white LED, and the satellite was solid purple.
So things are still not working right. I may exchange for another unit in case this is a HW issue...obviously everyone w/an Orbi isn't having these issues, and maybe there were some inconsistencies w/part suppliers and/or QC, or different chipsets used that make things unstable for some and fine for others.
While the upgrade went smooth, I used to have anywhere from 4-8 devices connected to the Sat and now I have 0. After the upgrade at one time I had about 4 devices, over a week later they all moved over to the Router connection and nothing now is connected to the Sat.. Ugh..
dpdurst wrote:
While the upgrade went smooth, I used to have anywhere from 4-8 devices connected to the Sat and now I have 0. After the upgrade at one time I had about 4 devices, over a week later they all moved over to the Router connection and nothing now is connected to the Sat.. Ugh..
I believe there's a display bug in the attached devices list that causes most devices to show connected to the router, even when they are connected to the satellite. So don't believe what you see there.
Yes there is a display bug in the attached devices that is being addressed in the next release of the 2.1 firmware that is coming soon.
DarrenM
- Sure hope they are fixing more than just the display bug!
DarrenM - V2.1.1.12 caused far more than a "display bug" with my Orbi, not even a firmware downgrade could get my system working correctly again.
DarrenM wrote:Yes there is a display bug in the attached devices that is being addressed in the next release of the 2.1 firmware that is coming soon.
DarrenM
Yes, I can tell by the wireless signal strength that's shown on the client whether clients are really connected to the router or satellite, so not a problem. Glad to hear that it's being fixed, though, kind of looks weird *smile*.
The Orbi continues to work well as a wireless AP for me.
