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FURRYe38
Sep 15, 2021Guru
New RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.
Bug Fixes:
Fixes the issue where the s...
COMountainGoat
Oct 04, 2021Apprentice
Unfortunately it's not just this release. We've been fighting bad firmware upgrades for years now, on both the .ac and .ax units. The quality tanked right about the time they removed the ability to disable automatic updates. Maybe they know their firmware QA is fertilizer, so they figure this is the best way to make sure people get patches as quickly as possible.
I did two things this weekend. First, and I encourage everyone to do it too, I gave the Orbi a 1 star review on Amazon and every other site I could find that would let me. That's the only way we can get their attention, because it'll impact sales.
Second, I finished running cat 6e in the house, so no more wireless backhaul. That'll let me switch to a set of regular wifi6 routers instead of a broken mesh system. Now to pick the (non netgear) version. Ubiquity is a non-starter after their security issues (sorry, no cloud management for me). Not even considering anything from Amazon or Google. Linksys maybe?
Anyone have experience running a non-mesh network with multiple AP's in the home, all on one SSID? Do devices roam properly as you walk around? Presume you have to keep them on different channels, or should they all be on one?
tak1313
Oct 04, 2021Luminary
If the aim is recognition of NG's messed up firmware debacles, it's not enough to post a poor review. A review with no tags by others get buried in the abyss, which for products with 1000s of reviews, is WAAAAYYYY in no-man's land.
Tagging poor reviews as "helpful" is what gets it higher in the default sort that most people see.
COMountainGoat wrote:
I did two things this weekend. First, and I encourage everyone to do it too, I gave the Orbi a 1 star review on Amazon and every other site I could find that would let me. That's the only way we can get their attention, because it'll impact sales.