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RBK 8 Series Only - Unofficial v4.6.6.11 Firmware Experiences
So since NG is giving out some unofficial FW to those who have called in to NG support and users have posted links to this version of FW, I figured I'd try it myself.
https://community.netgear.com...
Thanks for posting this. I have just updated my Orbi with it.
I have been having random crashes on my RBR850 Router/Sat since I got it, been on this nightmare for months now. (I have had it on AP Mode, but it did the same when I had it on Router mode btw) It just reboots whenever I try to stream 4K movies or YouTube videos on my Roku or Chromcast TV boxes. It also does it at random times for no apparent reason when I'm in the middle of important Zoom meetings.
Finger crossed with this new firmware, I'll report in a few hours/days how it has gone with it.
Sounds good. I applied this over prior FW version and powered OFF the system for 1 minute then back ON is all. If you notice something, please do a full on reset and setup from scratch if you didn't already.
I'm not seeing anything so far. Fingers crossed too.
Ely wrote:
Thanks for posting this. I have just updated my Orbi with it.
I have been having random crashes on my RBR850 Router/Sat since I got it, been on this nightmare for months now. (I have had it on AP Mode, but it did the same when I had it on Router mode btw) It just reboots whenever I try to stream 4K movies or YouTube videos on my Roku or Chromcast TV boxes. It also does it at random times for no apparent reason when I'm in the middle of important Zoom meetings.
Finger crossed with this new firmware, I'll report in a few hours/days how it has gone with it.
FURRYe38 wrote:Sounds good. I applied this over prior FW version and powered OFF the system for 1 minute then back ON is all. If you notice something, please do a full on reset and setup from scratch if you didn't already.
I'm not seeing anything so far. Fingers crossed too.
Ely wrote:Thanks for posting this. I have just updated my Orbi with it.
I have been having random crashes on my RBR850 Router/Sat since I got it, been on this nightmare for months now. (I have had it on AP Mode, but it did the same when I had it on Router mode btw) It just reboots whenever I try to stream 4K movies or YouTube videos on my Roku or Chromcast TV boxes. It also does it at random times for no apparent reason when I'm in the middle of important Zoom meetings.
Finger crossed with this new firmware, I'll report in a few hours/days how it has gone with it.
I did update over my previous firmware as well, however like an hour after upgrading I noticed the pink light color (Bad sign) So I just went ahead and did a full 30/30/30 reset.
Basically started from scratch where I had to login to the Orbi network with the default username/pass. I again set it up in AP Mode, Watched over 4 hours of Netflix 4K HDR streaming with no issues. I was already happy because it thas never alllowed me to watch one full 4K HDR episode or movie without crashing.
Unfortunately for me, at around the 4 hour mark just when I had finished streaming I noticed the sad Pink color lights on the Orbi router again, plus I noticed my Harmony Hub light going red (No internet)
So yeah, it seems to be slighter better than before, but still far from fixed for me unfortunately. I have been an Orbi fan for years, but this Orbi has made me loose all trust in Netgear. Nothing but problems with this device in the 6 months or so that I have owned it. My next router won't be a Netgear that's for sure.