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Orbi Firmware Update Question
RBR850 and RBS850 have been running for the last two years, location Australia/New Zealand. Firmware version is 4.6.3.16, which is the original. I get emails from Netgear from time to alerting m...
You are correct. Netgear releases firmware on the support web site, and a separate process within Netgear sets up the indication in the Netgear download servers to indicate that new firmware exists. They are separate processes, and no one seems to know why they are not coordinated.
One opinion is that the support web site hopes to attract "early adopters" who will "rush in where angels fear to tread" and discover if the new firmware is OK. (Another opinion is that there is simply no supervision.)
There is a huge thread on the forum discussing this new firmware. Some users report it has "solved their problems". Other users report this firmware has caused problems where there were none before.
My advice: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." If the release notes do not scream out, "Finally, they have fixed the issue that has been bugging me," it's on you. Netgear will probably force this new firmware on you anyway.
(Geez. It's late. Sorry for the rant.)
Thank you.
And yes; the Orbi ain't broke, but it's harder and harder to ignore repeated messages saying things like "urgent security update" or whatever.
