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Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 availability
We’ve been monitoring issues that some customers have experienced in OrbiOS 2.1.4. In response, we’re releasing firmware that provides a permanent fix for the homekit issue along with various other f...
This is an asinine comment. If you 'actually' have an IT background in anything related to networking (not just pulling and replacing a few parts on a box -- congrats you can install ram) then you'd know that there are can be almost limitless variations in network topologies. Just because it works fine on one person's basic home network doesn't mean it's working fine elsewhere, where it should also be working without issue.
I had zero issues until the latest firmware update. Now the satellite brings the network down. This is verifiable through packet capture. Now what? Am I imagining the packets?
Right now my router and satelite are running 2.1.4.10 and they are working great as is. It is saying that the update version is 2.1.4.16. Since my RBR50/RBS5 are working great with 2.1.4.10, I am hesitant to upgrade to 2.1.4.16 with all the problems I have previously read about in another thread. Any thoughts or advice? TIA!
Just stay on 2.1.4.10 ...
Im sure another release will be out shortly. .16 is not an improvement.
If it's working for now, you can keep v.10 loaded. NG doesn't seem to be auto updating or auto pushing updates.
v.16 is working for my friends 50 series system:
Can try my process and configuration if you want to. You can always go back to v.10.
davida425 wrote:
Right now my router and satelite are running 2.1.4.10 and they are working great as is. It is saying that the update version is 2.1.4.16. Since my RBR50/RBS5 are working great with 2.1.4.10, I am hesitant to upgrade to 2.1.4.16 with all the problems I have previously read about in another thread. Any thoughts or advice? TIA!
- Good evening. If your system works fine then I would apply "Never change a winning team". So no. Don't update.
If you find in the release note anything which interests you, then you should update. The 16 release fixed for example the HomeKit connectivity. If you don't have HomeKit then you don't care. If you have HomeKit and it works then you don't care neither.
Bottom-line: Avoid this update if you can wait for a better release, and don't have regrets.
Regards
V.What FW are you currently using?
I presume your system is working ok?
valentinissimo wrote:
Good evening. If your system works fine then I would apply "Never change a winning team". So no. Don't update.
If you find in the release note anything which interests you, then you should update. The 16 release fixed for example the HomeKit connectivity. If you don't have HomeKit then you don't care. If you have HomeKit and it works then you don't care neither.
Bottom-line: Avoid this update if you can wait for a better release, and don't have regrets.
Regards
V.
