Why is netgear forcing a firmware update on my RBR/RBS50 system despite being disabled?

[alfred56]

Hi everyone and Netgear support staff.

I have manually downgraded my netgear orbi rbk50 pair firmware to version Firmware Version 2.1.3.4 from version 2.1.4.10 due to client wifi dropouts.

I then reset to factory defaults and reconfigured.

Also enabled telnet in order to disable autoupgrade and autoupdate of the firmware based on the following Netgear community article:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-V1-12-0-18-Discussion/m-p/1323973/highlight/true#M103...

I want to know why on earth I am being bullied by Netgear to upgrade my firmware if I feel that the older one is more stable?

What is the point of making older firmwares available for download if your Orbi firmware will eventually be force updated?

Please provide a permanent setting in the firmware not to upgrade please!

I was a big advocate of netgear products before this Orbi negative experience and will not be recommending their products in the future.

Regards

Alfred56

..pissed off

[FURRYe38]

There is newer FW available here:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-firmware-update-v2-1-4-16-availability/m-p/1584969/highli...

You can better voice yoru concerns about autoupdate here as well:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home

There are a few articles here in the forum which detail on some methods to prevent autoupdate from occuring. Might try a search.