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New RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.
Bug Fixes:
Fixes the issue where the s...
I bought my Orbi to move away from my Gryphon that was having similar issues. I’ve now gone back to my old Gryphon setup while this gets fixed (they fixed their issues), but I’m probably done with Netgear now - forcing updates this bad you can’t decline when you have customers paying for things like parental controls (which I did and they worked much better than on my Gryphon while they worked) is completely unacceptable. Where on earth was the QA with this release?!
Unfortunately it's not just this release. We've been fighting bad firmware upgrades for years now, on both the .ac and .ax units. The quality tanked right about the time they removed the ability to disable automatic updates. Maybe they know their firmware QA is fertilizer, so they figure this is the best way to make sure people get patches as quickly as possible.
I did two things this weekend. First, and I encourage everyone to do it too, I gave the Orbi a 1 star review on Amazon and every other site I could find that would let me. That's the only way we can get their attention, because it'll impact sales.
Second, I finished running cat 6e in the house, so no more wireless backhaul. That'll let me switch to a set of regular wifi6 routers instead of a broken mesh system. Now to pick the (non netgear) version. Ubiquity is a non-starter after their security issues (sorry, no cloud management for me). Not even considering anything from Amazon or Google. Linksys maybe?
Anyone have experience running a non-mesh network with multiple AP's in the home, all on one SSID? Do devices roam properly as you walk around? Presume you have to keep them on different channels, or should they all be on one?