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New - RBE970 / RBE971 Firmware Version 9.12.4.16 Released (for NA Region Only)!
New Features: 11/12/2024
Added Router Protection support.
Added Satellite Notification support.
For NA Region Only
Enhancements:
Improved WiFi and backhaul stability.
Improved syste...
Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.
Furrye38#, I installed the new RBE 970/971 Firmware earlier today. I also turned the IPV6 option back on in the router. I then powered down my ATT fiber Gateway, RBE971 router, and two wired RBE970’s. I subsequently powered on each device in the same order I powered them down and waited until that device was fully online before moving to the next device.
I also went into Settings on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and turned WiFi 6E from off back to automatic. It appears the new firmware is working correctly. All my mesh transfers have worked, seamlessly, and I’ve had no WiFi/cell “flips”.
I also ran multiple internal Orbi speed tests today. I am pleased to report that the issue of the internal Ookla speed tests incorrectly showing slow Upload speeds of 900-1200Mb or less has also been corrected. I am now seeing almost symmetrical up/down speeds of 4700 MBs which verifies with physical speeds via my ATT 5Mb fiber ISP service.
I didn’t have time to pursue/investigate, but there might be something going on with the web gui to the Ookla Speedtest internal to the Orbi Router. After successfully running Orbi App initiated Speed tests, I open the Orbi web gui to launch a speed test that way. First off, to my surprise as this has not happened since I’ve been tracking the Orbi/Ookla upload speed descrepancy, my last App speed test results popped up as the previous Speed results shown in the web gui Speed Test screen.
I’m not sure if there was an issue with my physical ATT fiber connection (I did received some cryptic voice mail earlier this week that looked/sounded like it was written by a Chinese hacker, with the Calling Name on the ATT telephone number showing “ATTOrderStatus”. I have not placed an ATT order in multiple years. But several different times I tried to “launch” a speed test via the web gui, and I finally closed the speed test page of the web gui several times when nothing happened. A few times, the upload speed slowly started (I thought, oh heck, here we go again!) and when it finally got to 250Mbs, I closed the web gui speed test page.
But, unless I start receiving WiFi/cell flips and problems with mesh hand-offs, it appears the firmware update resolved the issues it needed to.
For those of you who implemented work-rounds for our wifi6E iPhones, after this firmware update with reboots, you should turn back on WiFi 6E, and in the web guide, turn on IPV6. It seems like I turned another setting off, but I’ve forgotten if I did, and whatever I’d turned “off” didn’t impact performance of the new firmware, and I am now using 6Ghz WiFi band with no issues.
I await an update from an iPhone 16 owner to see if this update corrects issues with full 6Ghz performance via WiFi 7.
I also went into Settings on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and turned WiFi 6E from off back to automatic. It appears the new firmware is working correctly. All my mesh transfers have worked, seamlessly, and I’ve had no WiFi/cell “flips”.
I also ran multiple internal Orbi speed tests today. I am pleased to report that the issue of the internal Ookla speed tests incorrectly showing slow Upload speeds of 900-1200Mb or less has also been corrected. I am now seeing almost symmetrical up/down speeds of 4700 MBs which verifies with physical speeds via my ATT 5Mb fiber ISP service.
I didn’t have time to pursue/investigate, but there might be something going on with the web gui to the Ookla Speedtest internal to the Orbi Router. After successfully running Orbi App initiated Speed tests, I open the Orbi web gui to launch a speed test that way. First off, to my surprise as this has not happened since I’ve been tracking the Orbi/Ookla upload speed descrepancy, my last App speed test results popped up as the previous Speed results shown in the web gui Speed Test screen.
I’m not sure if there was an issue with my physical ATT fiber connection (I did received some cryptic voice mail earlier this week that looked/sounded like it was written by a Chinese hacker, with the Calling Name on the ATT telephone number showing “ATTOrderStatus”. I have not placed an ATT order in multiple years. But several different times I tried to “launch” a speed test via the web gui, and I finally closed the speed test page of the web gui several times when nothing happened. A few times, the upload speed slowly started (I thought, oh heck, here we go again!) and when it finally got to 250Mbs, I closed the web gui speed test page.
But, unless I start receiving WiFi/cell flips and problems with mesh hand-offs, it appears the firmware update resolved the issues it needed to.
For those of you who implemented work-rounds for our wifi6E iPhones, after this firmware update with reboots, you should turn back on WiFi 6E, and in the web guide, turn on IPV6. It seems like I turned another setting off, but I’ve forgotten if I did, and whatever I’d turned “off” didn’t impact performance of the new firmware, and I am now using 6Ghz WiFi band with no issues.
I await an update from an iPhone 16 owner to see if this update corrects issues with full 6Ghz performance via WiFi 7.
Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy. 📡I updated my Orbi Satellite first, then updated my Orbi Router. Once everything was back and ready, I turned off my ATT BGW320 Gateway, then shut down the Orbi Router, then my only satellite, then turned everything back on in the same order. So far, so good.
Not that I had any issues with the previous firmware, except my Quest 3 VR headset, which keeps trying to connect to the 5GHz band instead of the 6GHz one for some reason. Let's see how it behaves in the upcoming days.
So far, this Orbi system has been rock solid since day one. (Got it 3 weeks ago.)
Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
I have the iPhone 16Pro Max and my phone is connected to 5 and 6GHz bands and I have had no problems with the last firmware and the new firmware. The iPhone 16 is only MIMO 2x2 and you will not get the max speed of WiFi7. I wish it was MIMO 4x4 so can get those speeds.
