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pickwit
Tutor
Sep 16, 2021
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New Online Update 4.6.3.16 (RBR850/RBS850)

Just did a downgrade from 4.6.3.9 to 3.2.18.1, factory resetted and I see Netgear are pushing an update automatically to 4.6.3.16. (see attached screenshot)   This firmware is not available as an o...
  • jayeshm's avatar
    jayeshm
    Oct 28, 2021
    FURRYe38 wrote:

    v3.2.11.2 was last version with telnet in the debug.htm UI. 

    jayeshm wrote:

    Thanks.

     

    I will throw it up in my guest room and see how it holds up for a few days.

     

    Just for checking, if one has to stick with a 3.xx firmware which one do you personally recommend?

     

     

    Firstly thanks for all the help furry. You have been patiently helping everyone here, and while i was being sarcastic earlier, your help is much appreciated.

     

    Using PFsense i threw up on an old nuc, i was able to block all updates and manually shift to 3.2.18xx which is the last v3 update. So far it seems to work. Taking your advice i reset them entirely, kept them off for half a day, and then plugged them back in and added them back. I think one of my satellites is a bit wonky, since it oddly loses connection once in a while, but the rest of them seem to be holding up fine.

    I  have been able to successfully block updates via pfsense, since whenever i check via firmware updates manually, it gives a connection error. I looked up all the names suggested here in the various threads and added all of them to a small blocklist.


     

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N3tworkDud3
Apprentice
Sep 18, 2021

I see they have now posted this firmware on the website. I recommend those of us who no longer have support go vote the firmware down and in the comments box, let them know how you feel about the firmware. In my comment, i asked them to come to the community and look at the issues people are posting about. Here's a direct link:

 

https://kb.netgear.com/000064038/RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16?language=en_US#

 

Oh - and in case someone from Netgear Orbi product support acutally comes here to read any of this:

 

  • Fixes the issue where the speed test shows incorrect results.

Yeah - NO IT DOESN'T!!!!!  You keep saying it does - but the majority of the time it does NOT. When the app or web page reports a slower speed than what I get on a device connected to the router/satellite, there's a problem. When the speed reported by a device directly connected to the router reports higher numbers than the app or web page, there's a problem. This issue has existed since Oct 2020.

 

Who's running this product group anyway? A hiigh school kid? Heck - maybe a high school kid could do a better job, what am I saying........