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New Firmware 2.3.5.30
Just updated my Orbi to 2.3.5.30. Seems stable so far. I see few "ads" for the Orbi app and links for app download in the web GUI. Otherwise I could not see much more new things. I'm keeping to loo...
I bet Netgear/Orbi wishes they could figure out what's causing these occasional (seems pretty rare to me) issues people have. I've been on Orbi since Black Friday 2017 through Costco. We're at 35+ devices, mix of ipads, iphones, android phones, streaming devices, Alexa devices, Ring Doorbell, Samsung smartthings hub, Blink cameras, Ring Cameras, windows pcs's.... In router mode using 1 Base and 1 Satellite (holding on to 2nd satellite until basement is finished if I need it or just as a spare), wireless backhaul. Base/Router on 2nd floor by Cable modem (Spectrum 70/5 service) toward back of house and satellite in downstairs dining room toward front of house (2200 sq ft). I can pretty much get max speed on any modern 5g device from sidewalk to backyard deck. Standard settings mostly (aggressive turned on) but in a busy neighborhood so have 20/40 turned on to be a good neighborhood.
Wish everyone had as stable an environment as I do. Have never had a glitch and have upgraded to just about every firmware they've released.
Some of these issues are mis-configurations of Orbi systems. There are some FW issues I presume which are mostly resolved by factory resets and setup from scratch that seems to help clear out lingering FW code and user mis-configurations.
I to have a buddy whos system was setup a couple of years ago by me from day one. FW updates applied and has had zero issues ever. Lucky ones I guess.
larryindublin wrote:I bet Netgear/Orbi wishes they could figure out what's causing these occasional (seems pretty rare to me) issues people have. I've been on Orbi since Black Friday 2017 through Costco. We're at 35+ devices, mix of ipads, iphones, android phones, streaming devices, Alexa devices, Ring Doorbell, Samsung smartthings hub, Blink cameras, Ring Cameras, windows pcs's.... In router mode using 1 Base and 1 Satellite (holding on to 2nd satellite until basement is finished if I need it or just as a spare), wireless backhaul. Base/Router on 2nd floor by Cable modem (Spectrum 70/5 service) toward back of house and satellite in downstairs dining room toward front of house (2200 sq ft). I can pretty much get max speed on any modern 5g device from sidewalk to backyard deck. Standard settings mostly (aggressive turned on) but in a busy neighborhood so have 20/40 turned on to be a good neighborhood.
Wish everyone had as stable an environment as I do. Have never had a glitch and have upgraded to just about every firmware they've released.
- Before Furry suggests a factory reset as he/she seems to for every little thing anyone with a real in depth technical knowledge know why my Bowers and Wilkins A7 wifi speaker keeps getting “kicked off” the satellite and connects to the main Orbi even though the satellite is about 10 feet in front of the A7 speaker and the main Orbi is in a different room? I have to re-set up the A7 every time if I want it to connect to the satellite Orbi. It only did this on the previous firmware if there was a power cut etc. The wifi in the A7 seems to be old as it only connects at 54Mbps when connected to the satellite.
The handling of how the wifi signal is done at the device, not by the Orbi. So if the speaker set is disconnecting from the satellite and to the Orbi, it thinks the signal is either better from the RBR or something else. Something to ask the Mfr about.
Do you only have 1 satellite? If so, is Daisy Chain disabled?
Using Auto or manual channels on the Orbi.
Age of the wifi on the device maybe a factor as well.
pablohoney wrote:
Before Furry suggests a factory reset as he/she seems to for every little thing anyone with a real in depth technical knowledge know why my Bowers and Wilkins A7 wifi speaker keeps getting “kicked off” the satellite and connects to the main Orbi even though the satellite is about 10 feet in front of the A7 speaker and the main Orbi is in a different room? I have to re-set up the A7 every time if I want it to connect to the satellite Orbi. It only did this on the previous firmware if there was a power cut etc. The wifi in the A7 seems to be old as it only connects at 54Mbps when connected to the satellite.- Yeah, it’s a couple of years old. I think it only uses the “b” wireless channel. I can get it to connect to the satellite when I reconnect it alright but it seems to connect to the main Orbi router after a period of time when not in use. I thought it was more stable on the previous firmware version to this one though.
- PS, yes 1 satellite and daisy chain disabled. I’m using channel 1 for 2.4GHz
What happens if you use a different channel, like 6 or 11?
B mode devices may not fully support WPA2 or AES, So as a quick test, set the RBR to WPA and TPIK and just connect the speaker system to the Orbi and see how it does. WPA would not be optimal for security reason. Just to see if maybe the system might work better for this older device.
pablohoney wrote:
Yeah, it’s a couple of years old. I think it only uses the “b” wireless channel. I can get it to connect to the satellite when I reconnect it alright but it seems to connect to the main Orbi router after a period of time when not in use. I thought it was more stable on the previous firmware version to this one though.
pablohoney wrote:
....... I can get it to connect to the satellite when I reconnect it alright but it seems to connect to the main Orbi router after a period of time when not in use. I thought it was more stable on the previous firmware version to this one though.2.4 GHz devices tend to not like high power coming from very close access points (consider them as noisy) and prefer to connect to "moderate" power channels if available.
I would suggest to reduce the transmission power of the 2.4 GHz band and see if the speakers will start prefering the nearby Satellite.
This can be done under >> ADVANCED >> Advanced Setup >> Wireless Settings
pablohoney wrote:
Yeah, it’s a couple of years old.Does the B&W device still get firmware updates?
I suppose you could also try a full reset on just the satellite to see if that clears up the problem.
It's worth noting that, for the first time, Guest Isolation appears to fully work as designed. You can't see anything other than your own device, the AP, and the gateway (if separate) in Fing.
