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dglsmcd_USMC
Jun 13, 2026Luminary
Notice-New-Firmware Orbi 971/970 V12.1.10.12_5.3.16 NA Only
New firmware for Orbi 971/970 V12.1.10.12_5.3.16 currently available only through the Orbi app. Router and satellites upgraded to the new firmware via the Orbi app with no issues. No release notes av...
Ely
Jun 23, 2026Luminary
Updated my RBE971 router and my RBE970 satellite today, no issues so far. Hopefully, this will fix an issue I was having with my Pixel phone, where it would randomly just disconnect from the network. Fingers crossed. It's been quite a while since my Orbi received any update. Monitoring carefully.
FURRYe38
Jun 24, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Did you manually update your system or let the system auto update?
Is IPv6 enabled on your RBR? just curious.
Ely wrote:Updated my RBE971 router and my RBE970 satellite today, no issues so far. Hopefully, this will fix an issue I was having with my Pixel phone, where it would randomly just disconnect from the network. Fingers crossed. It's been quite a while since my Orbi received any update. Monitoring carefully.
- TOPS119Jun 24, 2026Luminary
It seems to have fix the pixel disconnecting issue so far. I have one issue when I do a speed test with the pixel it gives me way below the speed it should I'm trying to figure this one out. Using speed test.net
- ElyJun 24, 2026Luminary
Glad to hear, yeah, I haven't noticed any disconnection with my Pixel 10 Pro XL either
- ElyJun 24, 2026Luminary
When I logged into the router's web interface, it showed that there was an update available. So I clicked on that and then clicked on the "Update everything".
I looked in the Advanced tab, and IPV6 is "Disabled". It had been disabled previously, probably when someone suggested for me to do that here at some point. What I'm wondering is if I should disable the new "Protection Engine" feature. So far, it doesn't seem to be causing any issues that I can see, so I'll just leave it enabled for now and continue monitoring.
- HaapiJun 24, 2026Tutor
My mesh updated today with no issues, like Ely. I'm also hoping for improvement for Pixel connectivity when moving through the house. I do have IPv6 enabled, and run my own DHCP/DNS.
- ElyJun 30, 2026Luminary
My Pixel 10 Pro XL connection issues appear to have been fixed.