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RBR850 - 5G wifi still available AFTER disabled in settings?
Has anyone else noticed that on the RBR850 with Firmware Version V4.6.3.16_2.0.51, even if you disable 5Ghz wifi, 5G devices remain connected and accessible? So it seems the disable 5Ghz button does ...
No, not particulary, especially when you factor in the cost of it. It needs at least a nightly reboot, it it doesn't have this then the system is unstable, continually drops devices connected over wifi and has general stability issues.
I'm currently also trying to diagnose why all my connected devices seem to drop connection every 1 to 2 hours. I initially thought it was a faulty radio on either 2.4 or 5 but as you'e pointed out I can't disable either radio so no real way to diagnose.
I'm thinking of going with a alternative product as it's taking too much time to diagnose and causing too much disruption in the house hold!
So lets review this and I recommend giving it a try:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-v4-6-7-5-Released/m-p/2182138#M25
Current release versions of v4 FW has been problematic for lots of users since last year.
Please read and follow the upgrade information and what to do after the FW is loaded.
I've been using this for past 10 days with no problems.
ok thanks - firmware updated, fingers crossed!! Also - any reason why this didn't show up on the 'firmware update' page when scanning for new firmware?
It's a pre-release beta and NG doesn't push these out. Only meant to bring some stability to Orbi AX users since v4 first appeared, it's been a mess since. :smileyfrustrated: Where hoping this is in the right direction now. :smileywink:
- So 24 hours or so, has been definitely more stable than the last firmware BUT:
- wifi issues still exist, devices seem to still flap between 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz
- All devices seem to disconnect for about 2/3 seconds on a intermittent basis (around every 3 hours)