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Will my RBR850 auto update without the console available?
I have a hybrid system with a RBR850 and a couple of RBS750s. Unfortunately, during the last 'silent' firmware upgrade, I got hit with the "hey, you don't need to know jack squat about what we are d...
mgpaulus wrote:So, back to my original question: How do I convert a .chk file to a .img file, since the instructions clearly indicate I should upload a .img file to the router?
It's confusing and incorrect. The CHK file is the correct Orbi firmware file. Try uploading it or else first rename the CHK file to IMG and then upload, as was recommended for this other Orbi firmware thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/RBW30-Firmware-Update-chk-vs-img/td-p/1956195
mgpaulus wrote:
I was wondering if I were to put my old RBR850/RBS750 units back in service in place of the ASUS units, would they eventually auto-magically apply the latest firmware and restore the console (Can't do that right now, which is why I changed everything out...) or am I going to have to do a manual reset and manually update to the latest firmware, hopefully before the stupid console gets tired of hanging around and takes another hike?
Well, yes, that was the goal that Netgear announced back in May-June when that update debacle happened. And, quite a number of customers reported their systems "healing themselves" (and a number of people reported "why hasn't anything happened yet?").
If the goal is to place the Orbi back into service, I would do a Factory Reset on it when it is not connected to the internet. Verify that a web browser connects to the router correctly. (hint: use the IP address of the router, which should be 192.168.1.1 from a computer that is connected to the router either with Ethernet cable or the WiFi name printed on the router label.)
You can then configure anything you want on the router except for changing the WiFi name (If you did as I do and assigned the WiFi name to that new Asus. I have kept the same WiFi name for almost 20 years through several sets of routers.)
Once you are ready to unplug the Asus, do so, change the Orbi WiFi name to the preferred login, then connect it to the internet.