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New RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
Fixes security vulnerabilities.
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Bug Fixes:
Fixes the issue where the s...
Owner of RBK853 (1x RBR850 + 2 RBS850)
After doing the automatic (online) upgrade system got unstable, kept going offline. I then powered off the router and satttelites, after it stayed good for a little while. But then wifi degration of speed and outages.
I finally managed to downgrade the router RBR850 to v4.6.3.9. That seemed to perform well and remained stable.
After attaching the sattelites - still at v4.6.3.16 - everything still seems to be OK for now running 12 hours ok .
Not a really nice experience, got me stressed out for a while - I am counting on this product to be stable especially considering its price. Very hesistant to perform an upgrade in the future.
Might try a Factory reset and setup from scratch after next FW update.
I just started havinig this issue this morning. I don't know whether I was fortunate until now, or my 850 just didn't do the firmware update til then. I did a factory reset and everything was stable until I put it back in AP mode. Now I'm losing connectivity every few minutes again. I'm going to try a hard reboot of both satellite and router (again), then if that doesn't work, put it back in router mode, to see if that resolves the issue. I'm trying to avoid having to downgrade.
So...taking it out of AP mode finally did the trick to keep it stable. I know it's not an issue with my firewall/router, because my wired connections haven't been having this issue, even when they were plugged into the ethernet on the Orbi and going through the Orbi's ethernet connection back to the router. This pretty much stinks, as if I keep it in router mode, it will pretty much destroy my home network, which includes quite a bit of both wired and wireless. I got the 850 just to give me a little better coverage in that far corner of my house (it's not a big house, but I've just had a few issues in the Master Bedroom now and again). But if I can't use it for what I need it for, I may as well bin it.
Did you power OFF the RBR and RBS for 1 minute or more then back ON while in AP mode when the the problem first appeared.
Yup. That was actually the first thing I did. Powered down the satellite, base, router/firewall, and cable modem for about ten minutes, then brought them back up in reverse order.
I use my RBR850 solely as an access point, as I have a fairly decent firewall/router in front of it and an extensive wired network as well. I was able to isolate the issue to ONLY occur when I had my Orbi in AP mode, not when I had it in router mode. But running it in router mode breaks a major portion of my network.
I ended up downgrading to 3.2.15.25_1.3.15 and inserting a firewall rule to block any automatic updates. I've been thinking about upgrading to the Orbi Pro, to take advantage of VLANs on the wireless network to have a decent Guest network, but I may have to think twice about that now.
I do this stuff for a living. I'm fortunate that I didn't have to jump online today to deal with something at work. But I spent what I spent on the Orbi because Netgear has a reputation for reliability. I'm disappointed that they didn't test this firmware update better than they did, and that they've let the issues with it go on for six weeks after release without a fix. Unfortunately, I'm out of my 90-day support, and I can't even submit a ticket.