Re: RBR50 - Have You Installed V2.7.2.104

vajim · ‎2021-02-10

If you have, how did it go?

timch · ‎2021-02-10

Yes and it went perfectly.

tagteam · ‎2021-02-10

Same here; went perfectly with no issues. Updated through the web UI.

alokeprasad · ‎2021-02-10

Installed using "Update All" button in the web interface Advanced - Administration - Firmware Update.

Went fine.

CrimpOn · ‎2021-02-10

The install went fine, and as far as I can tell all of my devices function correctly. However, there are four devices that do not show as "Attached": Alarm system base unit, Android tablet, Echo Dot, Nest Mini. Over the years, people have reported problems with devices not appearing, and that never happened to my Orbi. Now, it has.

FURRYe38 · ‎2021-02-10

All working fine here too. Initial install was a manual download of FW files and then manual installation using a web browser. No factory reset.

After other asking about Circle and parental controls, I reverted back to v102 manually and then factory reset and setup from scratch. Parental controls are avaiable.

I then used the UPDATE ALL button on v102 to let the RBR auto update to v104 as it appear as an availalble update on the RBRs web page:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Missing-parental-controls-on-firmware-v-2-7-2-104/m-p/2054328/...

and Circle support seems to work on v104 as well:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Missing-parental-controls-on-firmware-v-2-7-2-104/m-p/2054907/...

For users ethernet connecting there RBS to the RBR while on v102 or v104, they may experience an short ARP storm for about a minute then it will stop and never appear again:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-RBR50-Router-Firmware-Version-V2-7-2-102/m-p/2028357/high...

FURRYe38 · ‎2021-03-03

v104 working well. 18 days and counting:

vajim · ‎2021-03-03

@FURRYe38 wrote:
v104 working well. 18 days and counting:

On which Orbi. It is noted you own several?

FURRYe38 · ‎2021-03-03

Then it won't be to hard to figure out then. It's only two.

Ha_Ku_Na · ‎2021-03-04

Over 28 days without any issue.

1xRBR50, 1xRBS50 wired via unmanaged switch, 2x RBS50 via wifi

vajim · ‎2021-03-04

@FURRYe38 wrote:
Then it won't be to hard to figure out then. It's only two.

Nice

if you were to experience a bad firmware update would you admit it in here along with your resolution?

vajim · ‎2021-03-04

@Ha_Ku_Na wrote:
Over 28 days without any issue.
1xRBR50, 1xRBS50 wired via unmanaged switch, 2x RBS50 via wifi

Good for you

Ha_Ku_Na · ‎2021-03-04

@vajimWhy do you re-post other posts without any helpful comment/information ? And why are you using the same avatar as @FURRYe38 ?

vajim · ‎2021-03-04

@Ha_Ku_Na wrote:
@vajimWhy do you re-post other posts without any helpful comment/information ? And why are you using the same avatar as @FURRYe38 ?

why does it matter?

you may want to ask the same question to those who bogart posts. Same person over and over. "I got this,...what's my score?"

if you find no helpful comment/information in my posts, perhaps you should scroll on rather than act like the forum police.

anything else?

cblaze22 · ‎2021-03-06

I had an issue where my custom telnet dual channels were causing drops in signal so I kept it on single band for both 2.4 and 5 and all is well.

vajim · ‎2021-03-06

@cblaze22 wrote:
I had an issue where my custom telnet dual channels were causing drops in signal so I kept it on single band for both 2.4 and 5 and all is well.

nice

pdeethardt · ‎2021-03-06

I installed it via the web update interface, and no issues so far with a 12 day uptime.

vajim · ‎2021-03-06

@pdeethardt wrote:
I installed it via the web update interface, and no issues so far with a 12 day uptime.

Thanks

that's about 5 weeks after it first became available

possibly time for netgear to fix any previous issues

CrimpOn · ‎2021-03-06

I'm now at 13 days with no problems. Sort of wish I had taken the time to do a complete "config from scratch" rather than save config, Factory Reset, and reload config. Who knows what "cobwebs" remain?

vajim · ‎2021-03-07

@CrimpOn wrote:
I'm now at 13 days with no problems. Sort of wish I had taken the time to do a complete "config from scratch" rather than save config, Factory Reset, and reload config. Who knows what "cobwebs" remain?

I believe the failure rate is higher for those who upgraded as soon as it became available as advertised by a certain guru

pdeethardt · ‎2021-03-07

@vajim wrote:
@pdeethardt wrote:
I installed it via the web update interface, and no issues so far with a 12 day uptime.
Thanks

that's about 5 weeks after it first became available

possibly time for netgear to fix any previous issues

Could be since we can't see the actual build number. I was running 2.7.2.102 for some time prior to updating to .104 (my router automatically updated to that version at some point), but due to issues I had updating to version 2.5.1.16 I didn't want to upgrade to .104 until my work schedule allowed me time to troubleshoot and so forth if the upgrade went awry.

I did notice a substantial increase in my Wi-Fi speeds after I got my system fully updated to .102 (the satellite didn't automatically update; only the router), and I've seen no change in that after the .104 update.

vajim · ‎2021-03-07

@pdeethardt wrote:
@vajim wrote:
@pdeethardt wrote:
I installed it via the web update interface, and no issues so far with a 12 day uptime.
Thanks

that's about 5 weeks after it first became available

possibly time for netgear to fix any previous issues
Could be since we can't see the actual build number. I was running 2.7.2.102 for some time prior to updating to .104 (my router automatically updated to that version at some point), but due to issues I had updating to version 2.5.1.16 I didn't want to upgrade to .104 until my work schedule allowed me time to troubleshoot and so forth if the upgrade went awry.

I did notice a substantial increase in my Wi-Fi speeds after I got my system fully updated to .102 (the satellite didn't automatically update; only the router), and I've seen no change in that after the .104 update.

Tell us more about how your router automatically updated as you state above

FURRYe38 · ‎2021-03-07

Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.

Enjoy.

@pdeethardt wrote:
I installed it via the web update interface, and no issues so far with a 12 day uptime.

vajim · ‎2021-03-07

Hopefully we'll hear more about the auto update

pdeethardt · ‎2021-03-07

@vajim wrote:
Hopefully we'll hear more about the auto update

I was poking around in the app one day, and I happened to notice in the details section for my RBR50 the firmware was now version 2.7.2.102. I had not applied any updates myself using any of the methods, and when I checked the debug info on the RBR50 I saw it had an uptime of around 9 days. I then checked my RBS50, and it was still running 2.5.1.16 and had an 80-ish day uptime. This led to me asking in another thread how the automatic update process from Netgear actually works, and why only the RBR50 had been updated.