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amsimmons
Dec 17, 2020Follower
Orbi RBR750 bug with firmware V3.2.16.22
I'm not sure how to get this to the right people (Netgear doesn't make it easy to contact them), but there is a major issue with the firmware version that was recently released and automatically down...
Mstrbig
Jan 02, 2021Master
amsimmons wrote:I'm not sure how to get this to the right people (Netgear doesn't make it easy to contact them), but there is a major issue with the firmware version that was recently released and automatically downloaded/installed on my router. After the firmware update, we began losing internet about once every two hours. Looking at my DHCP status for my ISP, the lease time is 2 hours and it appears the internet goes down when the lease needs to be renewed. This is usually resolved by either 1) unplug the ethernet cable to the modem, then reconnecting it, 2) going into the user interface and renewing the DHCP lease, or 3) rebooting the router.
I've confirmed that the firmware is the issue by re-loading a previous version of the firmware V3.2.15.32_1.3.25_HOTFIX with no issues with the DHCP lease renewal. I'm also going to try manually loading V3.2.16.6, which was just made available today for download. This is aggrevating because the testing obviously failed to catch this issue before release and paying over $500 for this system only grants me 90 days of tech support.
Can anyone tell me where I can submit bugs for firmware updates?
You must have another issue, as there is no bug in the latest firmware V3.2.16.22_1.4.9 that I have seen. We have this new firmware running on over 2 dozen RBK753S systems, with no issues whatsoever. It is a very stable firmware.
It would help if you could answer FURRYe38 's questions, so a solution miht be found.
- Rhmorgan67Jan 13, 2021Guide
There is ABSOLUTELY an issue with this firmware update. I'm rolling back too. Every two hours like clockwork my router times out. My ISP says they aren't getting a reply back from the router for lease renewal.
- FURRYe38Jan 13, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Did you perform a factory reset and setup from scratch when you had v22 loaded?
- Rhmorgan67Jan 13, 2021Guide
I have now done that. Current lease expires in 28 minutes... I'll let you know if it stops again or keeps on rolling... I did the full paperclip, start from scratch set-up, so hopefully it will be successful.