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pickwit
Sep 16, 2021Tutor
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...
- Oct 27, 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.
FURRYe38
Sep 26, 2021Guru - Experienced User
From what the user says, this works:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6/RBK750-Series-Firmware-Update-v4-6-3-7/m-p/2130584#M18586
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/RBK750-Series-Firmware-Update-v4-6-3-7/m-p/2131307/highlight/true#M18670
But you have to use the v10 version of FW for now. V3.2.10.10 as this was last version that had working telnet.
GoldenRetroGame wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:
Try downgrading back to v3 on the RBS first then RBR lastly then follow the link to block using telnet:
My system auto updated again. I downgrading back to v3.2.18.233, but I have no way to telnet in to the system. The telnet option doesn't exist on the debug page. Unhiding the enable tenet option using dev tools doesn't seem to help either. Enable the option doesn't do anything.
Is there any other way to enable telnet?
GoldenRetroGame
Sep 26, 2021Apprentice
FURRYe38 wrote:But you have to use the v10 version of FW for now. V3.2.10.10 as this was last version that had working telnet.
The 10 version has broken DNS and other issues, so that doesn't really work.