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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.
Would appreciate recommendations and/or what implmenters of this have set for the following settings:
Specifically:
On ADVANCED Wirless Settings
- 2.4G:
- Enable 20/40 Coesistence?
- Enable WMM?
- CTS/RTS Threshold (set at 64)
- 5G
- Enable WMM?
- CTS/RTS Threshold (set at 64)
- On BASIC Wireless Settings:
Enable AX (2.4 and 5G)
On LAN Settings:
- RIP Direction
- RIP Version
On ADVANCED Security | Access Controls
- Does it make sense to have acess control on if you dont block any new connections? (which I dont on my LAN) or is this unnecessary computing cycles being wasted?
On ADVANCED WAN Settings
- Disable IGMP Proxying
- NAT Filtering (Enable/Disable & Secured/Open)
Thanks
Chuck_M wrote:
Would appreciate recommendations and/or what implmenters of this have set for the following settings:
Specifically:
On ADVANCED Wirless Settings
- 2.4G:
- Enable 20/40 Coesistence? I'm using 40Mhz only.
- Enable WMM? Enabled on mine.
- CTS/RTS Threshold (set at 64) Using 64 default here.
- 5G
- Enable WMM? Enabled on mine.
- CTS/RTS Threshold (set at 64) Using 64 default here.
- On BASIC Wireless Settings: Manual Channel 1 and 40 on mine. WPA2 and AES only.
Enable AX (2.4 and 5G)
On LAN Settings:
- RIP Direction: BOTH
- RIP Version: Disabled on mine
On ADVANCED Security | Access Controls
- Does it make sense to have acess control on if you dont block any new connections? (which I dont on my LAN) or is this unnecessary computing cycles being wasted? I Don't use Access Controls for my house hold since it's all adults. If you are not actively needing any kind of controls for devices, then I'd avoid using it.
On ADVANCED WAN Settings
- Disable IGMP Proxying: Checked to Disable.
- NAT Filtering (Enable/Disable & Secured/Open) Mines set to OPEN since we have two xbox game consoles online.
Thought I'd re-instate my RBK853 system to try this new beta.
I had quite a few problems so I factory reset the devices.
It's now nearly 4 hours and I'm still having problems.
The DHCP server problems persist, it stops giving out IP addresses to certain devices.
And I have a new problem, my VoIP device that has its IP addresses reserved in DHCP, has its address manually configured and is wired to the RBR850 is now constantly disconnecting.
I can't comment on the constant wireless disconnection problem because I can't get the router working properly, perhaps in another 4 hours or so ...
Unbelievable !!!
raven_au wrote:Thought I'd re-instate my RBK853 system to try this new beta.
I had quite a few problems so I factory reset the devices.
It's now nearly 4 hours and I'm still having problems.
The DHCP server problems persist, it stops giving out IP addresses to certain devices.
And I have a new problem, my VoIP device that has its IP addresses reserved in DHCP, has its address manually configured and is wired to the RBR850 is now constantly disconnecting.
I can't comment on the constant wireless disconnection problem because I can't get the router working properly, perhaps in another 4 hours or so ...
Unbelievable !!!
After a few more hours the router has started to work.
I see that changes to device names made in the web interface are no longer reflected in the Orbi app so I've got 20 to 30 devices I need to update in TWO places now.
Job well done Netgear!
- 2.4G:
