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FURRYe38
Jul 13, 2021Guru - Experienced User
New - RBK752/753 Firmware Version 4.6.3.7 Released
Security Fixes: Fixes security vulnerabilities. For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security. New Features and Enhancements: Supports Smart...
- Sep 13, 2021
***Updated: 9/13/2021 11:50 AM PT
Hello Orbi Community,
Please accept my apologies for any delay in getting this message to you. I have been advised that an official firmware release is in the final stages of internal testing and in the process of being posted to our support site. Likely, within the next 24 hours.
To get this firmware release now please click the link below:
For instructions on how to manually download this firmware please visit:
How do I manually upgrade firmware on my Orbi router using orbilogin.com?
Thank you for your patience,
ChristineT
FURRYe38
Aug 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Please open up a support ticket and contact NG support and let them know what your experinecing.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite 📡
What channels are you using? Auto?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Berryvl wrote:I just factory reset everything as i had to do something. Why is it that during the setup the router seems to already know my custom sattelite names? I have not restored anything and reset all 4 devices with a paperclip until the blinking orange light... btw. The disconnects are already happening again. No i have not contacted support yet.
Berryvl
Aug 05, 2021Star
FURRYe38 wrote:Please open up a support ticket and contact NG support and let them know what your experinecing.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
https://kb.netgear.com/31029/Where-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite 📡
What channels are you using? Auto?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Berryvl wrote:I just factory reset everything as i had to do something. Why is it that during the setup the router seems to already know my custom sattelite names? I have not restored anything and reset all 4 devices with a paperclip until the blinking orange light... btw. The disconnects are already happening again. No i have not contacted support yet.
Really?
Its not that i am not willing but it seems my complementary support expired in april, but i can get a hw replacement.
My hw is not defected, my sattelites are placed correctly and the frequency were never an issue. The issues i see now started directly after upgrading to 4.6.3.7 the day before (and months) everything worked really perfectly. minutes after upgrading the disconnects and instability started to happen.So all the questions asked above are not relevant as with 3.2.18.1 everything was fine and so far i was really happy with NG and the Orbi's, recommended it to friends, colleages and family.. but i am starting to feel sorry for that.
I think NG has to acknowledge there are issues with the 4.6.3.7 version and fix it as soon as possible instead of stringing everyone along to open support tickets.
At this moment my household is disrupted becaues of this. Already spent hours trying to fix it myself. This is not what I was buying into when i orderd the RBK753. Of course bugs exist but this feels as if SQA failed and 4.6.3.7 was not properly tested before the release.
So rather than asking everyone to open tickets, please look into it yourself, it is unimaginable that NG is unable to reproduce these issues withing Support/Engineering.
- FURRYe38Aug 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Again, this is something beyond forum help and support so you'll need to inform NG support of what your experiencing.
Good Luck.
Berryvl wrote:Really?
Its not that i am not willing but it seems my complementary support expired in april, but i can get a hw replacement.
My hw is not defected, my sattelites are placed correctly and the frequency were never an issue. The issues i see now started directly after upgrading to 4.6.3.7 the day before (and months) everything worked really perfectly. minutes after upgrading the disconnects and instability started to happen.So all the questions asked above are not relevant as with 3.2.18.1 everything was fine and so far i was really happy with NG and the Orbi's, recommended it to friends, colleages and family.. but i am starting to feel sorry for that.
I think NG has to acknowledge there are issues with the 4.6.3.7 version and fix it as soon as possible instead of stringing everyone along to open support tickets.
At this moment my household is disrupted becaues of this. Already spent hours trying to fix it myself. This is not what I was buying into when i orderd the RBK753. Of course bugs exist but this feels as if SQA failed and 4.6.3.7 was not properly tested before the release.
So rather than asking everyone to open tickets, please look into it yourself, it is unimaginable that NG is unable to reproduce these issues withing Support/Engineering.
- BerryvlAug 05, 2021Star
Ok i will do that.
- MaleHumanUKAug 05, 2021StarI 100% agree with this.
I have now factory reset all units twice, once restoring settings, and once setting it up manually. Both lead to the same outcome - constant disconnections, and satellites losing sync.
Support is unhelpful, as they go through the motions on troubleshooting, but don’t / can’t review logs to find the real source of the issue.
As rumbles grow across multiple people, the issue is obvious - the v4.6.3.7 firmware is not ready for prime time. Whilst mistakes in QA testing happen, it’s pretty infuriating that there is not an option to roll back to previous firmware.
Netgear should acknowledge this issue, work with some users to really understand the problems, and push a firmware fix urgently.- Gatorade2000Aug 05, 2021Apprenticecopy and paste your comment here: https://mobile.twitter.com/SP38190038/status/1423273148569554947