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RBR50 - Access Control Issue - 2.7.2.104 firmware
I noticed a few days after upgrading the firmware that there were some random dropouts via WiFi. I tried to login to the router with my desktop and received an, "Access Denied," message. I logged in ...
While researching this issue, I noticed my OpenDNS parental controls was from the firmware, so I downgraded to 2.7.0.70. It was still missing so I went back to 2.6.1.40 and it came back. It looks like there's a lot more going on here than just the first issue I reported.
I tried to downgrade my satellites and only one would take the older firmware. I can't connect to the other two satellites' IP addresses for some reason after downgrading the router so I'll need to figure something out. They appear to be handling the traffic fine on the 2.7.2.104 firmware so I'm not going to kill too much time on it.
The Deco M9 Plus is rock solid so it's staying up for now. I'll post back when I have another update.
While researching this issue, I noticed my OpenDNS parental controls was from the firmware, so I downgraded to 2.7.0.70. It was still missing so I went back to 2.6.1.40 and it came back. It looks like there's a lot more going on here than just the first issue I reported.
I tried to downgrade my satellites and only one would take the older firmware. I can't connect to the other two satellites' IP addresses for some reason after downgrading the router so I'll need to figure something out. They appear to be handling the traffic fine on the 2.7.2.104 firmware so I'm not going to kill too much time on it.
The Deco M9 Plus is rock solid so it's staying up for now. I'll post back when I have another update.
It's the buggy firmware -- Netgear, please take this one back to the engineers
I was able to get all the satellites to the depreciated firmware version.
The network is running okay, but I'm really disappointed with Netgear's home division. Due to the age of the hardware, I can't create a support ticket without purchasing premium support and I'm sure the old firmware version has some security gaps. It's a shame because it's really good hardware.
I'm going to start looking at a prosumer solutions so I can create VLAN's to isolate IoT devices and have a more stable network. Netgear's business solutions and Ubiquiti Unifi are at the top of my list.