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RBR850 Frequent Disconnects Starting March 9th AM EST
Yesterday 3/9, starting at about 6AM EST, my Orbi system is disconnecting my Nest Cameras and Thermostat and my work laptop every 10-20 mins or so. I have about 20 devices connected to my mesh syste...
I can confirm the similar successful results as xnolightx did in his last post with regards to the workaround of rollback to v3.1.5.23_1.0.46. Since I followed the steps below, I have not had any disconnects, and my Router won't auto-upgrade; its "parked" on v3.1.5.23_1.0.46 (which seems to work just fine). Here are the exact changes I did:
1. On the Router in the "Advanced/Security/Block Sites" section, I set Blocking for the update sites listed in the firmware (be sure to set it for "Always" parameter under Keyword Blocking):
a) http.fw.updates1.netgear.com
b) updates1.netgear.com
2. Router and Satellite nvram settings (how to do this is described earlier in this thread; not sure if these settings made any difference):
auto_upgrade_enable=0
ver_check_enable=0
3. Downgraded both Router (RBR850) and Satellite (RBS850) to v3.1.5.23_1.0.46 firmware (note: different binary firmware files for each)
a) Even with the blocking the Satellite still auto-upgraded to 3.2.9.2, but it did not seem to make a difference with regards to the disconnects. As long as the Router was on v3.1.5.23_1.0.46, even from machines connected via the Satellite, I cannot reproduce the disconnects. I can only conclude that the issue causing the disconnects must lie in the logic of the router firmware.
I personally plan to stay with this "stable" configuration until Netgear can build a new firmware version that works correctly. I suspect it may take them months to get this sorted out.
Both my router and satellite are still working on V3.2.10.11. Since my disconnecting devices and apps are not essential, I am afraid to do any firmware changes in this National emergency situation to further screw up my internet connection. My son is doing his important graduate school work from his new Macbook pro laptop with no problems.
I wonder, if there is a power outage, what firmware version will be installed after restart and is that firmware stable?
No, your system won't be downgraded automatically if your already at a higher version then whats on there servers.
You'll be fine if your system is working for you.
Check your CTS and RTS values, if the are at 64, you might want to set them to 2347. If things are working at 64, leave it.
For all others, they need to manually downgrade to v3.1 if they are having problems:
DoctorA wrote:Both my router and satellite are still working on V3.2.10.11. Since my disconnecting devices and apps are not essential, I am afraid to do any firmware changes in this National emergency situation to further screw up my internet connection. My son is doing his important graduate school work from his new Macbook pro laptop with no problems.
I wonder, if there is a power outage, what firmware version will be installed after restart and is that firmware stable?
