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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...
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.
And your blocking NG update services on something in front of the RBR?
GoldenRetroGame wrote:
Yes. I'm back on 3.2.18.223 and things are working much better.
Furry....to try to remedy the satellite boot loop I had downgraded to my RBR850 to ver 3 successfully but that evening it auto upgraded to 4,6.3.16. I contacted NG who directed me yesterday to downgrade to 4.6.3.9 and assured me it would not auto upgrade. Of course, it auto upgraded to 4.6.3.16 today and my satellite is in an auto booting loop. How long did you leave your router/satellite powered down that remedied the satellite reboot?
When I noticed this on mine I left the entire system unplugged for 24hours.
Yes Orbi AX was not my primary home system and understand that not everyone can do this. You can try leaving the RBS OFF for several minutes and see if this does anything. If you have a time frame that nobody will be online or need internet, power the entire system down for as long as possible. Means unplug the power adapters. I'd disconnect any LAN devices from the RBR and RBS. I brought my RBR back online and setup it up first. Once it was setup, I connected the RBS one at a time, they were near or in same room as the RBR as I wanted to visually make sure the RBS wouldn't do the boot loop again. Never did that again after that.
WRSORBI wrote:
Furry....to try to remedy the satellite boot loop I had downgraded to my RBR850 to ver 3 successfully but that evening it auto upgraded to 4,6.3.16. I contacted NG who directed me yesterday to downgrade to 4.6.3.9 and assured me it would not auto upgrade. Of course, it auto upgraded to 4.6.3.16 today and my satellite is in an auto booting loop. How long did you leave your router/satellite powered down that remedied the satellite reboot?
Furry....update after powering satellite down for 24 hours. No change. Although with my issue the led lights never come on to indicate a reboot is occurring. The problem is manifested with the backhaul status periodically oscillating between Good and Poor when I go to check it in a browser. This condition only startis 24 hours after a power on, factory refresh, etc, I'll try a complete RBR/RBS 24 hour shutdown when I can, This problem exists only in the latest firmware.